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R64? NewsFocus MOVER

Kosinski Leads WW1 Digital

Westwood One

announces the

appointment of

Richard J. Kosinski to

senior VP /chief digital

officer. Kosinski will be

in charge of the corn -

pany's digital product

offerings, including

news, sports, music, talk, entertainment pro-

grams, features and live events. He will also

oversee all product and business develop-

ment in the digital area. Prior to joining WW1,

Kosinski worked for Yahoo as VP of political

advertising. Network radio veteran Gary

Krantz last oversaw WW1's digital initiatives;

he exited the company in March. -Mike Boyle

Kosinski

SHAKER

Goldstone Joins Q Prime Michael Goldstone exits his post as president

of Sire Records to join artist management firm

Q Prime, where he will oversee the day -to -day

operations of a soon- to -be- launched inde-

pendent label. Based in New York, Goldstone

will also sign artists as management clients to

Q Prime and expects to continue to work

closely with a number of Sire artists.

Goldstone joined Sire for its relaunch in 2003;

signings there included Regina Spektor, Tegan &

Sara, Against Me!, HIM and Spill Canvas.

Goldstone's label career has also included stops

at MCA, PolyGram, DreamWorks and Epic,

where he signed Pearl Jam and Rage Against

the Machine, among others. -Mike Boyle

L.A: s 'Sound' Sets Senior Management Bonneville Inter-

national's new Los

Angeles triple A KRBV

(100.3 the Sound)

brings in Dave Beasing

-who has been a sen-

ior consultant with

Jacobs Media for the Beasing

past 13 years -as PD.

Bonneville is buying the former urban AC

outlet from Radio One for $137.5 million.

Peter Burton, former director of sales for

Lincoln Financial Media's San Diego cluster,

assumes VP /GM duties. R &R alum and former KOST /Los Angeles marketing director

Julie Kertes joins as director of promotions.

-John Schoenberger

MAY 16, 2008

Soft Economy Spawns Mixed First -Quarter Results Clear Channel reports a first- quarter income surge of 70% to $161.4 million, compared with $95.1 million for the same period in 2007. Per -share earnings before discontinued operations -the company has sold hundreds of small -market stations -increased 68% to 32 cents, compared with 19 cents for the same period in 2007. But the company's radio division saw a first -quarter revenue drop of $29.6 million. CEO Mark Mays calls

it "a challenging macro -economic climate," but predicted "growth over the long term." Citadel Broadcasting posted a first -quarter net loss of $8.3 million, or 3 cents per share,

compared with a gain of$6.8 million, or 6 cents in the sanie period last year. Citadel CEO Farid Suleman says newly acquired ABC Radio stations in such large markets as Atlanta, Chicago, NewYork and Washington were hit by a national ad sales decline and subsequently underperformed, but stresses that revenue and programming troubles are being addressed:

"We will be back on track by 2010. ABC will turn out to be a really good acquisition." Other first- quarter results: Cox Radio's net income fell 5.3% to $12.8 million from $13.5

million last year but a cost -cutting program held per -share earnings at 14 cents, unchanged from Q1 2007 ... Emnús had a net loss of $15.8 million (53 cents per share) for the fis-

cal fourth quarter ending Feb. 29, compared with a loss of $10.7 million (23 cents) during the same period in 2007. For the full year, Emmis lost $1.35 million, compared with a gain of $113.6 million the previous year ... Salem's net income increased to $5 million (21 cents) from $3 million (12 cents per share) . JjeyYerrke

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1.4M 2.3M1116.5M The amount in dollars, according

to Don Imus on his May 12 radio

show, raised during the annual "Imus in the Morning" ,jhon, which this year was

held on new flag- ship Citadel talk WABC/New York.

The show also airs

on RFD -TV.

The amount in dollars that the radiothon raised in 2007 despite Imus being fired from CBS Radio's sports WFAN /New York after the first day. The

diothon raised $2.9 million in

06, according to media ports, when his show also

aired on MSNBC.

The average number of monthly unique visitors to Univision.com duringfirst- quarter 2008, according to the site's Media Ratings Council - accredited traffic measurements. The site also nabbed 365 million monthly visits and 12.5

million monthly video streams during the period.

Primosphere Waits To Get Spaced Out It was 16 years ago that the FCC began seeking applicants for its newly conceived satellite radio

service. Primosphere Limited Partners was one of four applicants -later paired down to two,

which became Sirius and XM. But Primosphere's Cliff Burnstein and Peter

Mensch- best -known as the principals in Q Prime, which manages the

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Shania Twain and others -held onto their

hopes of programming a nationwide music radio service with the same

fresh appeal they heard on the air while growing up in the early '60s.

While they held onto those dreams, the FCC held onto their $140,000- $70,000 for each satellite that they then said they'd need to build -and to

their application -which Burnstein says remains on file. Since the original

FCC satellite ruling called for two separate license -holders to share the

spectrum, Burnstein says Primosphere now wants its slice -if the Sirius -XM merger is approved.

According to Burnstein, new studios for 30 advertising- supported music channels aimed

at "the underserved" could be constructed within six months, following FCC approval.

Burnstein says Primosphere has met five times with ranking FCC officials, including com- missioner Jonathan Adelstein, but has yet to get an answer. -Jeffrey Yorke

Burnstein

ON THE WEB

Clear Channel To Be Funded At $36 Per Share Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners -the parties taking Clear Channel Communications private -and the six

banks funding the deal have agreed with Clear Channel in principal to reduce the sale price $3.20 per share from the original deal struck 18 months ago, to $36.The figure, originally worth nearly $27 billion with about $19.4 billion in borrowed funds, must now be accepted by shareholders, which could take three months. By funding the deal, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Deutsche Bank and Wachovia dodge a costly pair of breach of contract lawsuits. Jeffrey Yorke

Cumulus Is Staying Public Cumulus Media will not be going private.

The investor group -led by Cumulus chairman/president /CEO Lew Dickey, along with its would -be fonder, an affiliate of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity- pulled the plug on the

deal May 12, saying

they were unable to

agree on terms. They will pay Cumulus a

termination fee of$15 million. "Our business

remains fundamentally

sound and we intend to continue to operate it aggressively and explore opportunities to create and deliver

value for our shareholders," Dickey says.

Cumulus' board is reviewing a new stock

buy -back plan that would provide liquidity

opportunities for stockholders.-Mike Boyle

Dickey

Matthews Is 'My' PD In St. Louis John Matthews is named PD of Clear Channel classic hits KLOU (My 103.3) /St. Louis; he last programmed Salem oldies KGMZ (Oldies 107.9) /Honolulu and is

the first PD at KLOU since it flipped from oldies to classic hits last June. Clear Channel /St. Louis OM Tommy Austin says, `John has the skills and the passion to

lead My 103.3 to the next level."

-Keith Berman

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CBS Buys Jammin' Brand From Rose City CBS Radio acquired the intellectual prop- erty of rhythmic KXJM (Jamnin')/ Portland, Ore., from Rose City Radio and moved it up the dial to KVMX on May 9,

replacing rhythmic AC (MOViN 107.5).

Rose City, meanwhile, flipped KXJM's old

95.5 address to sports, adding Portland to

the growing number of major markets to

host an FM sports station. Jammin' morning crew "PK's Playhouse" also made the move, and MOViN PI) Lisa Adams is programming the new Jammin' 107.5. CBS is

also picking up the station's Web site at jam - min fin.coun, which continues to stream live.

-Keith Hermann

Poteet Official At KSCS /Dallas After handling programming duties for Citadel country KSCS /Dallas on an

interim basis since February, Crash Poteet is given official status. As PD of Dallas

country sister KTYS (the Twister), lie

added KSCS duties in the wake of Tom

Hunters exit during Citadel's sweeping budget cuts. Poteet, who's been with KTYS since February 2005, says, "I'm really pumped and excited,' adding that longtime APD Chris Huff would be sticking around, though his title may be

changed to "IAPD" "the 'C is for 'invaluable, " he says. R.J. Curtis

Davidson Named Columbia VP Capitol Music Group senior director of urban promotion Brad Davidson has exited

after several years with the company to

become Columbia Records VP of urban

promotion. Based in New York, he absorbs

some of the duties previously handled by for-

mer senior VP of urban and rhythmic promotion CeCe McClendon, who departed in

December 2007.- Daru,dla Dunham

MOVERS & SHAKERS Jacqui Rossinsky is promoted to the newly cre-

ated position of executive VP of network opera-

tions for Interep NetSolutions. Rossinsky

rejoined Interep in 2007 as manager of its redi-

rect initiative after going on hiatus for six years

to spend time with her family. Prior to the break,

she served as president/CEO of Interep's D &R

Radio from 1991 to 2001... Katz Radio Group

names Scott Porretti VP /general sales manager

of Christal Radio, replacing Christine Travaglini,

now Christal's president. Before joining Christal,

Porretti was VP /sales manager for Katz Radio's

New York team. In other Katz news, Michael

Blauner is elevated from New York sales manag-

er to VP /director of sales for Christal Radio and

senior account executive Rich Vicente rises to

New York sales manager for Katz Radio ...New York -based senior programming manager Pete

Schiecke is named programming director of AOL

Radio. Prior to joining the company in October

2004, Schiecke worked at rockers WXTM

(Extreme)/Cleveland and KQXR/Boise, Idaho.

35 PIVOTAL RADIO EVENTS IN R &R HISTORY 1997

The Birth Of Voice Tracking Jacor began a talent exportation experi-

ment in 1997 that would ultimately alter

the way thousands of radio shows are c-e-

ated. Using the Prophet digital automa-

tion system, talent and production ele-

ments from AC KXIC /Boise, Idaho, were

exported across the state to similarly for-

matted sister stations in Pocatello and

Twin Falls, where, like reconstituted

orange juice, they were seamlessly inte-

grated with the stations' music program-

ming. Before long, Jacor was sharing an

array of content -production elements, air

talent and music planning- across most of

its Mix stations. The company also initiat-

ed a hub -and -spoke news strategy, where-

by news /talk powerhouses like WLW/

Cincinnati and WTVN /Columbus, Ohio,

originated hourly "local" news reports for

smaller- market stations in their region.

Voice -tracking took a quantum leap

when KIIS -FM /Los Angeles afternoon per-

sonality Valentine began hosting locally

tailored morning shows for CHR /top 40

sister stations in Dayton and Lexington,

Ky. The Valentine network rapidly grew to

include 22 markets.

Widely used by Clear Channel (which

acquired Jacor in 1999) and other opera-

tors to save money and time, voice -

tracking has been derided by the press

and media watchdogs for neutering radio

localism -and even the FCC has ques-

tioned its impact. However, many voice -

tracked shows sound virtually

indistinguishable from live and local pro-

gramming, and a 2004 Paragon Media

Strategies survey of 400 people between

the ages of 15 and 64 found that 54% of

respondents said the practice would have

no effect on the appeal of stations that

used it. -Paul Heine

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Michaels Upped To COO At Tribune The fast -evolving Tribune Co. pro- motes former Clear Channel Radio CEO Randy Michaels from executive VP to COO, responsible for all

aspects of the company's publishing, broadcasting and interactive divisions.

"Randy is one of the most creative human beings I have ever known," says Tribune chairman /CEO Sam

Zell, who took control of the company late last year. "He is exactly what Tribune needs to keep moving forward: smart, decisive, relentless, irrev- erent, fun and cutting edge."

Michaels' ascent to the top of Tribune has occurred with stunning swiftness. He joined the heritage media operation as executive VP /CEO of its interactive and broadcast divi-

sions last December, when it had just gone private. Since, he has raided for-

mer employer Clear Channel, encouraging at least four seasoned executives

to join his Chicago -based ranks. He also swiped XM chief programmer Lee Abrams as chief innovation officer.

Senate Gets Version Of Anti - Performance Royalty Bill The long- awaited Senate version of an

anti- performance royalty bill was

introduced in a bipartisan effort May

12 to prevent Congress from passing

legislation that would permit record

companies from collecting performance fees from terrestrial radio broadcasters for airing their recordings. The Local Radio Freedom Act argues that

broadcasters' airplay of recordings provides "free publicity and promotion to

the recording industry and performers of music " - end that should be pay-

ment enough. The measure mirrors a

House bill introduced last October. MusicFIRST Coalition spokesman

Tod Danhauser said in a statement that it strongly supports the efforts of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, D -Vt., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R -Utah, "to close the 'corporate radio loophole.' AM and FM sta-

tions play over 2 million songs a day

without paying one cent for the performances that attract their listeners,

who certainly aren't tuning in for the

commercials."

WMG Q2 Loss Widens, Drops Dividend Warner Music Group may be making music, but it's not making money. The company says it lost $34 million, or 23

cents per share, during first- quarter 2008, eclipsing the $27 million, or 19

center per share, it lost during the

same period in 2007.The company said May 8 that it has suspended its

previous policy of paying a regular

quarterly dividend, "in an effort to

increase its financial flexibility"

Transactions at a Glance Chesapeake- Portsmouth Broadcasting's WZNZ -AM /Jacksonville to Queen of Peace Radio for $1.6 million ... Gore -Overgaard Broadcasting's WROD -AM /Daytona Beach to Volusia Broadcasting for $775,000... NRG Media's KWBE -AM /Beatrice, Neb., to Siebert Broadcasting for $650,000 ... Metropolitan Radio Group's KIJN -AM & FM /Farwell, Texas, to Joseph Walker for $150,000 ... WKS Broadcasting's KDUN- AM /Reedsport, Ore., to Sand & Sea Broadcasting for $135,000.

Deal of the Week WZNE -FM /Brighton, WFKL -FM /Fairport and WRMM -FM /Rochester, N.Y.

PRICE: $13.25 million TERMS: Asset sale for cash

BUYER: Stephens Media Group, headed by president Michael Stephens. Phone: 918- 492 -2660. It owns 20 other stations. This represents its entry into this market.

SELLER: Entercom, headed by president /CEO David Field. Phone: 610- 660 -5610

FORMAT: Alternative; AC; soft AC

BROKER: Media Venture Partners

COMMENT: Entercom's WZNE -FM /Brighton, WFKL -FM /Fairport and WRMM -FM/ Rochester, N.Y., to Stephens Media Group for $13.25 million, payable in cash at closing with a $1.325 million escrow deposit. A time brokerage agreement commenced May 1.

2008 Deals to Date Dollars to Date: Dollars This Quarter: Stations Traded This Year: Stations Traded This Quarter:

$454,713,662 $115,422,734

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Your listeners are talking about the election and your station should be, too. Here's how all formats can get involved.

COUNTRY SPECIAL 36 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS .. .

ACM executive director Bob Romeo offers a history lesson, but has his eye on the future.

'You can't preach, you can't say, you

your medicine, it's good for you." You have to reach young people in a different way.' p.17

40 CURRENT -INTENSIVE Some Clear Channel stations torque up their current music percentages -but it's far from a company -wide trend.

42 FROM THE TOP, INTO THE TRENCHES A conversation with Cumulus senior VP of programming Jan Jeffries.

44 THE ATKINS DIET Rodney Atkins travels an arduous road to stardom.

74 PUBLISHER'S PROFILE Sony BMG Nashville executive VP Butch Waugh says country is better than ever.

DEPARTMENTS 6 MANAGEMENT /MARKETING /SALES

Looking at a small Arbitron diary sample is like analyzing baseball stats too early in the season.

8 MARKET PROFILE Orlando is chock -full of radio and TV stations scrambling to reach a diverse population.

10 STREET TALK Nevin Dane, PD of NRG Media hot AC KQKQ /Omaha, adds OM stripes for the cluster's adult hits and rhythmic FMs.

16 NEWS /TALK /SPORTS Maximizing network resources.

COLUMNS 19 The Spin 22 CHR /Top 40 25 Rhythmic 27 Urban

32 Christian 36 Country 52 AC /Hot AC

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'As sample is added, the numbers begin to resemble something more in line with the station's usual performance.'

-John Snyder

Looking at an individual week or month of an Arbitron diary sample

is like analyzing baseball stats too early in the season

Baseball And Sampling John Snyder [email protected]

is mid -April in Boston as I write this. As the weather warms, the usmell of fresh -cut grass is in the air and my mind turns to lighter

Ifare: baseball with my beloved Boston Red Sox -and Arbitron sampling methodology. You might be asking yourself, "What do sampling and America's favorite pastime have in common ?" Well, a lot, actually. If you're into player and team statistics like me,

there's no game quite like baseball. The ground ball /fly ball ratio, longest hitting streak by a catcher, most home runs by a shortstop -all great stuff. But around this time of year, Major League Baseball (MLB) has boatloads of stats that make no sense whatsoever.

Most fans of the game know exactly what Fm talking about. Here are a couple of prime examples: As I am writing this, the woeful Baltimore Orioles were in second place in the American League East division, right behind the reigning World Series champion Red Sox and and ahead of the New York Yankees. Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, a perennial all -star who batted .332 last year, was hitting .189. Jed Lowrie, after only nine games in the big leagues, was batting .348. Cleveland pitching ace and last year's CyYoung award winner C.C. Sabathia was 1 -3 with an earned run average of 10.3 (his career ERA is 3.93).

What's behind these crazy stats? Three words: low sample size. Most of the teams played fewer than 20 games. Ortiz and most of his teammates

batted only 50 -60 times, and Sabathia started in

just tour games.

Sufficient Sample = Reliability As the days and nights roll through spring into

summer and fall, the sample grows.The more at- bats a player has, the closer his batting average comes to resembling his career average. As a

pitcher accumulates more innings pitched and

more wins or losses, a portrait of his performance becomes clearer. In other words, as the sample size

grows so does the reliability of the statistic.

What does any of this have to do with radio?

When a PD looks at an individual week or month of an Arbitron diary sample, he or she is looking at only a portion of his or her season. As sample is

added, the numbers begin to resemble something more in line with the station's usual performance.

Does it mean the first wave of sample was "bad" or unusable? No, not at all -it simply didn't reflect

enough of the listening habits of the market - though it did measure something very real.

There is a common perception that a larger

sample is better. It's natural to assume that any

time you add more sample (especially in your target demographic) your numbers are likely to go

up. This is not a given. Remember J.D. Drew - a lifetime .270 hitter -with the current average

of .483 (with four home runs, I might add)? Do you think more at -bats are likely to help his batting average? In fact, more sample (or at -bats in

Drew's case) almost guarantees his average will go

down. No MLB player has batted higher than .400 for an entire season since Ted Williams in

1941. That is 67 years of sample.

In a diary or PPM world, a larger sample will not cause listening estimates to go up, even if that sample is in the target demographic.Think about it: If a player is batting .300 by the All-Star Game break, will another 2( )0 at -bats aid in increasing or decreas-

ing his season average? That depends on what happens during the course of those 200 at -bats.

More Sample Higher Ratings The baseball example holds true for a radio rat-

ings sample, too. Simply adding additional sample

won't increase a station's ratings. For that to occur, the additional sample must have listening levels that

are higher than its current estimates. However, if the additional sample has levels below the station's

current estimates, the added sample will only bring the levels down. So, yes, it is absolutely possible that

additional sample can raise listening estimates but there aren't any guarantees this will occur.

As sample or at -bats are added, the relative

influence of the additional data gets weighted down. So there comes a certain point with baseball and sampling when adding more really has

little influence on the overall estimate. Consider the last month of the baseball season. Ninety percent of the at -bats will already be in the books. Unless a player's hitting dramatically differs from the first 90 %, the fans will see little movement in

his batting average during the last month. The same is true with ratings samples. As the

sample grows we reach a point where more sample will, in all likelihood, have little impact on the estimates. This is true for two reasons: The sample is already of sufficient size, making the additional sample too small a percentage to affect the

overall sample.There may already be enough sam-

ple to accurately reflect the estimate and it is likely that the data from additional sample is going to hover right around the current estimates.

In the end, the point of my sports -fueled story is

that the Baltimore Orioles and Lowrie should enjoy

their time on top, while Ortiz and Sabathia should

keep their heads up and not be ashamed of their slow starts. It's a very long baseball season and you

can only run from the sample for so long. Rai

Jahn Snyder is VP of Portable People Meter sales for Arbitran.

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ost people associate Orlando with DisneyWorld. But it's hardly all fim and games. The Orlando market is filled with radio and TV stations scrambling to reach a

mdiverse population, about 24% of which is Hispanic, according to Arbitron.There are seven locally produced morning TV news programs, two 4 p.m. newscasts, four 5 p.m. newscasts, four 6 p.m. newscasts, seven newscasts between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., and Central Florida News, the 24/7 channel on Bright House cable.

Both WFTV, Cox TV's ABC affiliate. and WESH, Hearst - Argyle Television's NBC affiliate, produce morning news for their duopoly partners, WRDQ (independent) and WKCF (the CW), respectively. WKCF is the highest -rated CW affiliate in the country. WFTV is the morning news leader, and with Oprah Winfrey in afternoons, also holds the top position in early news. But in late news it's Fox Television's WOFL. Its 111 p.m. newscast bests even the newscasts at 11 p.na.

Entravision Communications has a strong Hispanic presence as owner ofWVEN -TV, the Univision affiliate and operator of WOTF -TV Last year, the company purchased WNUE, making it the 11th market where Entravision owns both radio and TV stations. In the winter Arbitron ratings,WNUE's trop-

WHO THEY ARE

ical format trailed Clear Channel's tropical WRUM, which moved up to become the market's top -rated Spanish radio sta-

tion. Cox Radio's seven- station cluster placed four in the winter Arbitron top five: urban AC WCFB, talk WDBO, country WWKA and rhythmic WPYO.

Clear Channel, owner of six radio stations, also has a strong outdoor presence, including six digital boards, five of which are networked. Lamar Advertising also has a big presence. JCDecaux has the airport advertising.

In newspapers, the daily Orlando Sentinel lost its publisher after the management shake -up at parent Tribune Co. and is now being managed out of South Florida, where Tribune owns the daily Sun -Sentinel as well as a TV station. Katy Bachman

TV DMA Rank: 19

Population 2 +: 3,466,254

TV Households: 1,434,050

No. Of TV Stations (Net. /Ind. /Public /Loc. Cable): 10/5/3/1

Radio Metro Rank: 34

Population 12 +: 1,479.900

No. Of Radio Stations (Rated): 26

Orlando DMA % 49% 51%

59°/o 22% 19% 86% 10% 15%

50% 13%

38% 62% 38% 22% 8%

Men Women Married Never Married (Single) Widowed /Legally Separated /Divorced White Black /African- American Hispanic Other Employed Full Time (35 Hours Or More) Employed Part Time (Less Than 35 Hours) Not Employed No Children In Household (Under 18) One Or More Children Two Or More Children Three Or More Children

US % 49% 51% 57% 25% 18% 83% 12% 13% 3%

50% 15% 35% 59% 41% 25% 10%

SOURCE: SCARBOROUGH USA +,RELEASE 22007

MARKETPLACE

Market Demographics (vs. US)

17% 18%

18 -24 25 -34

18% 19% 18% 19%

35 -44 45 -54

Market Household Income (vs. US)

21% 18%

14% 14%

55 -64

15%

($29,999 $30K- 39,999 $40K- 49,999 $50K- 74,999 $75K- 99,999 SOURCE: SCARBOROUGH USA +, RELEASE 2 2007, DMA

22% pob

65+

17%

$100,000+

Local Ad Revenue (Mil) CHANGE

Local Online Ad Revenue (Mil) LOCAL NATIONAL TOTAL SHARE

2006 2007 2006 TO 2007 Pureplay $51.5M $205.5M $257.0M 68.4% Spot Television $220.8M $326.3M 48°/o Newspapers 23.0M 13.5M 36.5M 9.7%

Newspaper 338.5M 275.8M -19°/o Television 3.9M 29.3M 33.2M 8.8%

Outdoor 103.9M 110.3M 6% Magazines 1.6M 27.3M 28.9M 7.7%

Directories 78M 7.8M 15.6M 4.2% Radio 74.1M 52.2M -30°/o Other Print 2.0M 0.4M 2.4M 0.6% Local Magazine 5.3M 5.8M 10% Radio 1.2M 0.8M 2.0M 0.5% Total 742.6M 770.5M 4% Total $91.OM $284.6M $375.6M

SOURCE: Nielsen Monitor -Plus, DMA © 2007, Borrell Associates, estimates based on Q4 figures, DMA

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Trending Upward

r Trending Downward

SQAD Cost Per Point TV Monitor TELEVISION EARLY P25 -54 EARLY AM NEWS March '08 $220 $287 February '08 215 284 December '07 260 380 September '07 256 348

PRIME L$537

513

585 514

LATE NEWS A $347 340 A413 400

SQAD Cost Per Point Radio Monitor RADIO P18 -49 AM DRIVE MIDDAY PM DRIVE March '08 $152 A $165 kL $184

February '08 150 158 y182 December '07 165 157 188

September '07 169 159 186

SOURCE SQAD QI 2008, DMA SOURCE: SQAD Q12008,METRO

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Items In Household (vs. US)

Wireless /Cell

Phone Subscriber

DVR (TiVo, etc.)

DVD Player

Digital Camera

HDTV

MP3 Player

PDA 9% 8%

Satellite Radio 9% Subscription 7%

Satellite TV Subscription

Videogame System

SOURCE: Scarborough USA +, Release 2 2007, DMA

72% 72%

57% 57%

Newspaper Readers Any Daily (Cume) 68°/o

Any Sunday (Average) 61%

Online (Past 30 Days) 17°/o

Out -Of -Home COMMUTING TIME (To Work, Ore -Way)

< 10 Minutes 10 -19 Minutes 20 -29 Minutes 30 -59 Minutes 60+ Minutes Don't Commute MODE OF TRAVEL Carpool

Drive (Not Carpool) Public Transportation

11%

18°/o

12°/o

14°/o

Web Connection (HHLD) Cable Modem 31% Dial -Up 14%

DSL 25°/o

Other Connection 4°/o

None 28°/o

Cable Penetration Cable, Non ADS 71°/o

Alternate Delivery Sys. 22% Digital Cable Cable With Pay 33°/o

Television Usage Early AM (5 -9a) 31°/o

Early Fringe (4 -6p) 50% Early News (6- 6:30p) 59°/o

96°/o Prime Access (7 -8p) 67°/o 8% Prime 71°/o

Late News (11- 11:30p) 57°/o

Newspaper, 00H and Web: Scarborough Orlando Local Market Study, Release 2 2007; Cable: Nielsen; TV: Nielsen Fall 2007 Live +7, all DMA

Audio /Video Stores Shopped Past 12 Months (HHLD) Best Buy

Circuit City

Costco

Kmart

32°/o

22°/o

6%

7%

Radio Shack

Sam's Club

Sears

Target

SOURCE: Scarborough Orlando Local Market Study, Release 2 2007, DMA

9% Wal -Mart 28°/o

9°/o Other Store 14°/o

7°/o Did Not Shop For Audio /Video Items 37°/o

15°/o Any Audio /Video Store Shopped 64°/o

Radio Spending, Past Five Months All amounts are in $(000's) ADVERTISER 08 -APR 08 -MAR 08 -FEB

AT &T $83 $52 $51

Berkshire Hathaway 56 61 57 Western Stone & Metal Corp. 49 46 66 McDonald's 57 46 45 Walt Disney 49 25 79 Texas Pacific Group 49 41 37 General Electric 49 70 84 News Corp. 52 19 41

Verizon 32 54 57 Florida, State Of 44 54 40

08 -JAN 07 -DEC

$75 $58 66 35 68 62 50 45 53 20 37 35 29 48 48 1

41 36 60 29

SOURCE: Nielsen SpotScan, Metro

Radio Ownership NO. OF

OWNER STATIONS Cox 6 FM, 1 AM (7) Clear Channel 4 FM, 2 AM (6) CBS Radio 3 FM

RATINGS SHARE

31.1

26.2 11.6

SOURCE: Arbitron Winter 2008, Metro

Radio Usage AM Drive (6a -10a) 75°/o PM Drive (3p -7p) 73%

Midday (10a -3p) 68°/o Evening (7p -Mid) 44%

SOURCE: Arbitron Fall 2007, Persons 12 +, Metro

Ratings PERSONS 12 +, FALL 07- WINTER 08 (RANK)

WCFB -FM 7.2 -6.8 (1)

WDBO -AM 4.4 -6.2 (2) WWKA -FM 4.6 -6.2 (3) WMGF -FM 7.8 -5 -2 (4) WPYO -FM 4.4 -4.9 (5)

PERSONS 18 -34 WINTER 08 (RANK)

WJRR -FM (1)

WPYO-FM WJHM-FM WXXL-FM WCFB-FM

(2) (3) (4) (5)

PERSONS 25 -54 WINTER 08 (RANK)

WCFB -FM (1)

WRUM-FM WWKA-FM WOMX-FM WMMO-FM

(2) (3) (4) (4)

SOURCE: Arbitron Winter 2008, AQH share, Mon -Sun 6a -mid, Metro

Top -Selling Albums ARTIST TITLE ARTIST

1 MADONNA HARD CANDY 6 PORTISHEAD 2 LEONA LEWIS SPIRIT 7 ROOTS 3 MARIAN CAREY E =MC2 8 MUDCRUTCH 4 DEF LEPPARD SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS 5 LYFE JENNINGS LYFE CHANGE 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS

SOURCE: Nielsen SoundScan, for week ending: 05/04/2008.

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RAR STREET TALK.

TIMELINE i

YEAR AGO

Adam Granite promoted to GM of Epic

Records. Tom Carson upped to

executive VP /GM of RCA Music Group.

Ron Gaylor returns to Roanoke- Lynchburg, Va.,

as market manager for Centennial.

IS YEARS AGO

Steve Bartels boosted to executive VP

of promotion for Arista Records. Ron

Poore selected as senior VP of rock

promotion for Atlantic

Records. Bill Betts

becomes OM for Clear

Channel /Salt Lake City.

10 YEARS AGO

Kraig Kitchin

ascends to

COO of

Premiere Radio

Network. Jay Meyers

recruiited as senior VP

of radio for Jacor. PD

Jim West goes from KBFG /Santa Fe, N.M., to

WGRX /Baltimore.

Kitchin

15 YEARSAGO

Jenny Sue Rhoades appointed

VP /GM for Paxson /Orlando. Bill

Pugh picked

as PD of KXRX -FM/

Seattle. Cyndee

Maxwell joins R &R as

AOR editor.

20 YEARS AGO

Phil

Quartararo

elevated to

senior VP of promotion

and marketing at Virgin

Records. Bobby °Jay promoted to OM of WDIA and WHRK/

Memphis. Pat Still named PD of KZAP -FM/

Sacramento, while Judy McNutt takes KRXQ

PD post.

Quartararo

25 YEARSAGO

Robyn Kravitz

tapped as

director of

national album

promotion for Elektra/

Asylum. PD Tony

Gray accepts KMJM -FM/

St. Louis post. Herb

Crowe elevated to PD at

WWSW -FM /Pittsburgh.

30 YEARS AGO

Gray

Leonard Scheer appointed VP of

sales and distribution for Arista

Records. Scott Christenson

promoted to OM of KTSA and KTFM /San

Antonio. Steve Rivers named PD of KOPA-

FM/Fhoenix, while Bobby Rivers becomes PD

of KRUX -AM /Phoenix.

By Kevin Carter and Keith Berman k---

Is That Sunshine In Your Pocket? Selfless giver that he is, Mark Edwards of KEZK and KYKY /St.

Louis developed a highly effective concept tied into this season

of "American Idol," and so far, it's working beautifully: "I've

been asking the labels who put artists on `Idol' to have their

artists give me a personal shout -out during the show," he says.

"However, despite the insistence by some people that their

artists have, in fact, done just that, a `CSI' -like examination of my TiVo files indicates that none have done so. So when I

heard that Natasha Bedingfield was going to perform her new

single, `Pocketful of Sunshine,' on `Idol,' I reminded everyone I

know at Epic that I was expecting my personal shout -out. The

show comes and goes, again, with no shout -out, no wink . . .

nothing. I was let down again," he tells ST.

"About a week later, I received an unmarked package; inside

was a T -shirt bearing the logo of the 2008 Centennial Champion® Chicago Cubs and this lovely inscription from

Ms. Bedingfield herself `To Mark, Go Cubbies! Love, N.B.

Now play my record, you bastard!' "

Bedingfield goes to bat for Edwards.

The Programming Department Is there an MD in the house? The

answer is yes at Cox top 40 WBLI /Nassau -Suffolk, which has filled

its MD vacancy from within the family:

Say hello to Tim Clarke, a two -year sta-

tion vet, who has been doing swing, traffic reporting, etc. -your basic all- around

utility infielder. "Tim is a young, smart

and talented up- and -coming program-

mer," PD Jeremy Rice tells ST. "He

understands the systems of Cox Radio

and is going to kick some ass! The only

downside is, he has to work for me." The

WBLI MD position has been available

since Gabrielle left the industry a few

months ago. Mr. Clarke can be reached at

tim.clarke @coxradio.com.

Congrats to Nevin Dane, PD of NRG

Media hot AC KQKQ (Q98 -5) /Omaha,

who is rewarded bonus OM stripes valid

for the cluster's FMs, which means he

annexes PD duties for adult hits K000 (the Big O 101.9) as PD /afternoon driver

Billy Shears exits due to those dreaded

budget cuts. As part of his swell new gig,

Dane will also work with KOPW (Power

106.9) PD Bizzy Bee, but he'll take his

hands off the wheel in middays on Q98-

5. "I'm jacked!" says a clearly jacked

Dane, who now needs replacement jocks

for his former Q98 -5 midday shift, as

well as Shears' former Big 0 afternoon

shift. Feel free to blow up his inbox at

nevin @g985fm.com. Neil Nelkin remains

firmly untouched as NRG /Omaha OM of

All Things AM.

Congrats to the Unofficial Musical

Mayor of Lexington, Ky., Dale O'Brian,

who has come off the bench and jumped

back in the game as PD /morning guy at

LM Communications hot AC WCDA

(CD106.3) in- surprise- Lexington.

O'Brian is known and loved for his many

years in the market, including two tours

of duty across the street at the station he

signed on: now -rival Clear Channel hot AC

WMXL (Mix 94.5), which he left Nov. 16,

2007. O'Brian, who has also programmed

WWZZ /Washington and WBTS /Atlanta,

takes the WCDA reins from OM Charlie

Kendall, who's a little tied up overseeing

LM's 13 stations, plus he's temporarily

programming AC WGKS (96.9 Kiss FM)

in the wake of Rob Poulin's recent depar-

ture. "How many chances do you get

these days to be able to work for a local

owner who is right up the hall and actual-

ly have some direct creative input into the

creation of a radio station ?" O'Brian won-

ders aloud. "And let's not forget how

much fun it is to go up against your old

station ... plus, the chance to work with

and learn from a radio legend like Charlie

Kendall is amazing."

Also on the WCDA team is consultant -

to- the -stars Jack Taddeo, and this just in:

O'Brian just inked the legendary Dave "the

Duke" Sholin of KFRC /San Francisco as

the station voice. How cool is that?

Bristol Broadcasting alterna twins

WTZR (Z Rock 93.3) /Johnson City,

Tenn., and WZJO (Z Rock

94.5) /Charleston, W.Va., have a new

PD, as mono -monikered afternoon jock

Loki is upped into the position vacated

last month by Bruce Clark. Hit up Loki

at 276 -669 -8112 or loki @zrock993.com.

Rapid City Rapid Transit It's pandemonium of the personnel kind at New Rushmore Radio's cluster in beautiful downtown Rapid City, S.D., as newly

named director of programming and operations Dan Larkin

makes a baker's dozen or so changes; try and follow along, because

we're only going to say this once. Kurt Summers is the new PD

of AC KKMK (Magic 93.9). He's upped from APD, replaces Charlie

O'Douglas and remains in afternoons. Over at top 49 KRCS (Hot

93.1), "Morning Fix" host Spanky is upped from "acting" to

"actual" PD. As a special congratulatory gift, Spanky is awarded

a new co -host, Erin Wilde, who crosses the street from country KIQK (Kick 104), replacing Crissy, who resigned earlier this month.

Oh, and Hot 93.1 night goddess Jayden McKay moves from

nights to afternoons and adds API) stripes. Larkin's not done yet!

Kara McKenzie is upped from part -time to middays at hot AC

KKMK (Magic 93.9), while over at classic rock KFXS (100.3 the

Fox), afternoon personality Jay Davis adds API) stripes.




Quick Hits The famous George McFly (not played

by Crispin Glover) returns to Denver to do

afternoons on Clear Channel rhythmic AC

KPTT (95.7 the Party). The shift recently

opened up when Issa moved to mornings

to replace Whoopi. He doesn't even have

to trade in his Colorado plates: McFly

transfers up from top 40 sister KVUU

(My 99.9) /Colorado Springs, but he's

known around the Mile -High City of

Oxygen Deprivation for his time at KALC

(Alice 105.9) and one of the Party's previ-

ous incarnations: KFMD (95.7 Kiss FM).

After a 10 -year absence, legendary

Philly personality Mimi Brown returns to

her former (longtime radio home, Clear

Channel's WDAS /Philadelphia, this time

for a 3 p.m. -7 p.m. Sunday show. Brown

originally spent 20 years at 'DAS, where

she did pretty much every conceivable

shift and was the station's first APD who

happened to be female.

Jackie Selby is the new midday god-

dess at Entercom AC KOSI /Denver,

where she fills the gap caused by

APD /midday dude Steve Hamilton's recent departure. Selby is a known quanti-

ty to the Mile -High area, having been

heard most recently on KTNI (Martini on

the Rockies), and also spent time at KOSI

sister KALC (Alice 105.9).

Rick Rodham departs mornings at

Buckley hot AC KLLY (Kelly

95.3) /Bakersfield, leaving co -host Darci

behind to take over the controls herself,

ably backed by producer Niki.

Tim Kiesling is moving to Sin City as

the new marketing director of Riviera alter-

native KVGS (Area 107.9) and smooth jazz

KOAS (105.7 the Oasis). Kiesling makes

the schlep from Clear Channel /Grand

Rapids, where he was PD /afternoon guy at

AC WOOD -FM (Star 105.7) and used to

program WMAX during its hot AC days.

The position has technically been open

since Kevin Gabbay left in August 2007.

Since then, director of interactive and NTR

Sharon Ranieri has been filling in nicely.

That pesky geography issue has been

solved, as Toledo is no longer in San

Diego: Kris Toledo is leaving nights on

CBS AC KYXY (Soft Rock 96.5) for fam-

ily reasons. "We hope to announce a new

'Love Songs' host in the next few weeks,"

OM Charlie Quinn tells ST.

Sam Diamond joins '80s WSGA (92.3 the Point) /Savannah, Ga., for after-

noons, as the station has apparently

stripped off its "Freedom 92.3" moniker.

Diamond knows where the local 7 -11 is: He

used to work across the street at WZAT.

Delicious Pork Helps Humanity

Hey, check

out hilari- ous syndicat-

ed afternoon duo Matt & Ramona, based at WLNK (107.9 the

Link) /Charlotte, who are spreading good- will all over the city like delicious jam as

part of their latest superhero adventure: MR PIG, which stands for "Matt &

Ramona's Partners in Giving." Armed with their new Pepto -pink Piggybank on Wheels, which is really a PT Cruiser tricked out with ears and a pig snout, the duo has been cruising around town, rais-

ing more than $15,0(10 to buy 52 new beds for Florence Crittenton Services,

which provides a safe haven for pregnant girls, adolescent mothers and at -risk fos-

ter care girls. "We're incredibly grateful

for the support of our listeners, clients and

co- workers," Ramona says. The pair

swears that MR PIG and the Swine - mobile will roll again to help those in

need in Charlotte, and their superhero antics apparently extend to Arbitron numbers. "Matt & Ramona's afternoon drive show was huge in the winter book;' their proud Pl) Neal Sharpe says. "They were No. 1 25 -54, women 25 -54, women 25 -44, women 35 -54 and

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add to their cast of characters

Condolences Our thoughts are with Paige Nienaber,

promo provocateur of Clifton Promo

Ranch, whose mom, Irene, passed away

May 5 in Minneapolis after a long illness.

"She was a cool lady," Paige says of his

mom. "She loved the Twins, rang the bell

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Your listeners are talking about the election and your station should be, too. Here's how all fr)rm, i-c r n get involved By Mike Stern Illustration By Robert Zammarchi

For many stations, Baisden's enthusiasm for seizing the moment runs counter to the confines and rigors of highly structured, carefully re- searched daily programming. Integrating the election into the fabric of a music -based station, for example, can be challenging.

But the heightened interest in this year's campaign, along with radio's need to reflect the inter- ests of its audience, presents a confluence of community service and ratings potential. Fortunately, there are plenty of readily available resources and myriad ways to incorporate the election into a

music format without sounding like a talk station or turning off the audience.

Why Talk About The Election Baisden, whose afternoon show airs weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET in 22 of the top 25

urban radio markets, insists that the impetus to

talk about the election comes from the audience. Helping to educate listeners is another reason

to be involved. "We really are the voice of the community," says Jon Bloom, GM of Curtis Media regional Mexican WYMY /Raleigh. "We provide education on everything, whether it's

HIV issues or the presidential election. We need to provide news and information."

Cox /Greenville OM Steve Crumbley, who oversees turban AC WJMZ and rhythmic WHZT, sees such coverage as a must for success-

ful stations. "You can have great contests, you can

give away money, and your competition can still

outdo you. But if you are really into your coni- munity-and your community believes you are-no one can out -community you"

Mike McVay, president of consultancy McVay

Media, points to the advantages from the perspective of on -air personalities. "Air talent that understands their market and their audience already

Only a select few can claim to be truly active participants in a country's defining mom-

ents. The looming presidential election certainly has

such a feel for those fortunate enough to be part of the

news media. "Anyone who's on the air right now is as

fortunate as you can be :' says ABC Radio Networks syndi-

cated host Michael Baisden, who has embraced discussing the

election and other social issues on his show "This is a dream come true, being able to report this whole episode on the air.

knows that they must relate to the elections and

talk about the race " -a sentiment that Baisden

concurs with: "If it's the right person talking about the right issue, the audience will be engaged."

How To Approach The Election A nearly unanimous opinion .iniong those interviewed for this story is that music stations should

approach election discussions with a distinctly nonpartisan point of view. Even people from outside the industry suggest leaving the ideological discussions to talk hosts, especially for stations that target younger listeners.

"You can't preach, you can't say, `Take your medicine, it's good for you.' You have to reach

young people in a different way," says Marc

'You need to understand that people really do want to talk about this. Everyone wants to see something dramatic happen with this country.'

-Michael Baisden

Morgenstern, executive director of Declare Yourself, a youth- voter -focused registration organization. "A lot of it is about encouraging lis-

teners to find out what they are passionate about" He suggests that stations should "encourage listeners to find an issue they feel strongly about, then register and vote for the candidate they feel will address it in the way they feel it

should be addressed. It's about passion and getting young people to think about what's important to them"

Morgenstern sees great value in the power of the airwaves. "Radio stations are all about voice -not only the station's voice through on- air personalities, but listeners' voices that are

expressed through phone calls and interactivity on station Web sites. That two -way conversation

Radio Rocks The Vote Rock the Vote, the grandfather of media -based voter registra-

tion efforts, launched 18 years ago. Formed out of entertain-

ment and recording industry concerns about free -speech

issues, the organization is now starting its largest voter regis-

tration campaign to date.

Director of communications Chrissy Faessen says the group

will employ online social networks like Facebook and MySpace.

It has also teamed with AT &T

for a mobile campaign that will

text information to young peo-

ple, reminding them to register

and get to the polls.

The group isn't forgetting traditional strategies, either. Faessen

says, "We'll be holding events like concerts and registration drives

where we will team with radio and television stations."

The recently launched Radio Rocks the Vote campaign

provides talking points to share with listeners about register-

ing to vote, PSAs and a simple online voter registration tool,

Faessen says. The group is planning a contest where the

radio outlet that registers the most voters wins an event for

its community -"most likely one of our key artists playing a

concert in your city." The organization's Web site lists more

than 100 acts that support its mission, including Christina

Aguilera, the Roots, Tim McGraw, Lil John and John Legend,

along with a large number of lesser -known names.

"We'll provide stations

whatever resources or infor-

mation would be helpful,

including specific information

on their city or state,"

Faessen says. She adds that if stations hold events in cities

where the organization has field support, "we're happy to

team up to really blow out the event or we can connect

them with other groups if we don't have local resources."

To get involved, send an e-mail to radiorocksthevote[a@rock-

thevote.com or visit rockthevote .com /radiorocksthevote. -MS

ROCK 1OTE




radio stations are so good at is a great way to

encourage young people to find out what they are passionate about."

Crunibley's stations in Greenville stand by the

nonpartisan approach. His hosts strive to communicate one clear message to the audience: "We're not here to tell you who to vote for -and we

really don't care who you vote for -but stop sit-

ting at home and acting like nothing matters.

Understand why your streets aren't getting fixed,

why there's no light on that corner and why

nobody's doing anything about your neighborhood. If you're not important, it's because [poli-

ticians] know which neighborhoods are going to

vote. If you're not planning to vote, then why should they worry about you ?"

In Crumbley's experience, "when you talk to

the community that way, a big light comes on over listeners' heads and they say, `Wow, that's

how it works' "

As an influential station for the Spanish -language community, Bloom's WYMY takes a differ-

ent view on partisan issues. He says, "It's ditTicult,

because we need to take a side that is very pro -

Hispanic, siding with our listeners. But we also

need to keep that neutral presence." He and PD

Julie Garza deliberate over this challenge weekly.

"If it's a sensitive immigration issue, we have to

carry that flag and be pro- Hispanic, but on the other hand, we need to keep a level viewpoint."

On a holistic level, McVay stresses being clear

about your station's role in the process. "If you are

a music station, you have to understand that the news stations in your market owns the credibility position.Your talent should look for interesting angles that create casual talk among the audience" He also believes it's important to be aware

Declare Yourself "The age of cynicism is over," says Marc Morgenstern, exec-

utive director of nonpartisan, nonprofit group Declare

Yourself. "It's cool to care again, and that's something radio

stations can really plug into."

Tapping into this year's presidential

election is a sure -fire way for stations

to create passion with their audiences,

Morgenstern says. And his organiza-

tion is ready to lend a hand.

Founded by the legendary Norman

Lear, creator of classic TV shows "All

in the Family" and "The Jeffersons,"

the group's goal is straightforward: "Get every 18- to 29-

year -old to register to vote and to participate in this upcom-

ing election," Morgenstern says. The group relies on media

partnerships to get exposure for its message, working with a

variety of partners -including dear Channel.

"Young people are overwhelmed w th media,- Morgenstern

says. "We have to break through all that clutter and get them

to understand you've got to register, you've got to vote."

Helping get tie message across are

spokespeople like TV actors Hayden

Panettiere ( "Heroes -) and America Ferrera

( "Ugly Betty "), who top a lengthy list of

celebrities supporting Declare Yourself.

Morgenstern says he is always

pleased to have station Web sites pro-

vide a link to tie online registration

tool: "It really simplifies the process.' Other readily available

tools include videos for station Web sites and PSAs. For

information, go to declareyourself.com or contact

Morgenstern at marcmga declareyourself.com. -M5

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'The age of cynicism is over. It's cool to care again, and that's something radio stations can really plug into.'

-Marc Morgenstern

of your audience's priorities. For example, "If you're a station that targets military-age listeners or the parents of military age children, then the war is of prime importance"

Getting Started Crumbley stresses that another key is opening a

forum about pertinent community issues. "Start

talking to local officials and people that know what's going on in the city. Let them tell you what

the problems are "That, in turn, simplifies the sta-

tion's duties. "Tell them you want to help then take on the issues.They'll do the leg work, and all

you have to do is promote it -and claim it."

If a station's staff isn't accustomed to talking about

issues, take the time to ensure that they are educat-

ed. Bloom's station contacted El Pueblo, a North Carolina nonprofit organization focused on the

Latino community. "We brought them in to educate our airstaff about what the election and political process are all about. Our air talent are smart,

savvy people, but we still wanted to give them an

education on what's happening, just to be sure"

Crumbley also recommends taking time to re-

mind talent that it's not how much you say, but how you say it. "We're not doing big five -minute dissertations. We ask contest winners on the air if they have registered to vote. If they say no, we

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tease them a little, saying, `I really shouldn't give

you these tickets.' Now it's to the point where people in public come up to us, proud that they have registered to vote."

Voter Registration Undoubtedly, the most universal nonpartisan way

to integrate the election into a music- oriented station is advocating that people register to vote.

There are numerous resources available to help stations get started.

Organizations like Rock the Vote, Declare

Yourself and Mobilize.org provide free resources for stations interested in pursuing voter registration

campaigns. Rock the Vote conununications director Chrissy Faessen says, "Radio stations really

should reach out around the issues their listeners

care about." To help programmers know what those issues

are, Rock the Vote conducts research of youth - voter attitudes and posts results on its Web site (rockthevote.cotn).

Once a station secures the necessary materials, voter registration campaigns dovetail with something that radio arguably does better than any other medium: getting out in the community. WYMY partnered with the local board of elections, which has a Spanish contingent. "On four Saturdays in a row we went to key Hispanic locations in the market and broadcast live for five

hours. The hosts told listeners, `If you're not registered and you're able, get your butt out here; and it worked. We probably registered 400 people each Saturday," Bloom says.

WJMZ and WHZT teamed with other media outlets for cross- promotion, including a six -hour voter registration drive with a local TV partner. Teaming with the local chapters of the League of Women's Voters and the NAACP, "we had voter registration campaign stops at all our remotes and nightclub appearances."

Their dedication paid unexpected dividends, he says. "We were the only radio stations in the market to have Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards all live on the radio. We were broadcasting live on location and they all sat

down with us on the air."

Using listener testimonials, Crumbley has

also incorporated voter registration into station imaging. "We recorded listeners saying how they had never paid attention, but now realize the importance of it and they are teaching their kids."

Voter registration and the election are also well -

suited for stations' digital platforms, DeMers Pro- gramming Media Consultants president Alex

DeMers says. "Many stations have developed special Web pages with local voter -registration information and links to organizations like Rock the Vote and the major candidates'Web sites."

Other Election Opportunities DeMers suggests another way to give station

imaging a political twist: "There is enough

Engaging Millennials As many stations struggle to engage younger audiences,

Mobilize.org is offering its services as a partner for broad-

casters reaching out to millennials during the presidential

campaign. Also known as Generation Y, millennials is the

name coined by authors Neil Howe and William Strauss for

the children of baby boomers, born roughly

between 1982 and 2002.

The nonprofit group works with people

ages 16 -28 and focuses on applying new

ideas to old political problems. The orga-

nization's expertise comes from within,

senior VP of policy and strategic commu-

nications Christina Gagnier says.

"Everyone that works on our staff is a

millennial. I'm actually the oldest person

on our staff, and I'm 26."

The group formed, she says, because "other nonprofit

organizations and members of Congress have their own

ideas about the millennial generation. We want to push back

on that image and show that this generation has its own

ideas and methods of self -definition."

The group supports "social entrepreneurship," sponsor-

ing projects and initiatives led by members of the millennial

generation through grant summits. Two recent recipients are

On the Trail, a nonpartisan training camp

teaching skills needed to work on a political

campaign, and Lead, which teaches politi-

cal organizing and campaign involvement in

underprivileged communities.

The group also hosts workshops for peo-

ple who want to do something constructive

for their community. "We show them how

to form a project, get it off the ground, get

press and other things necessary to get

traction about specific issues," Gagnier says.

Always looking for new ways to reach millennials, the

organization is also interested in partnering with stations.

Learn more at mobilize.org. -MS

mobil ize. org

'We should all be out there, every station, every format, making sure the audience understands the importance of what's going on.'

-Steve Crumbley

humor in the foibles of most campaigns to provide plenty of fodder for fun positioning elements" He references one station that boasts,

" `Some of the music we play is as old as McCain, as untested as Obama and, like Hillary, we'll do almost anything to keep you listening to us.' "

DeMers is certain the candidates will continue to provide stations with countless sound bites

that can be integrated into station imaging, though he cautions, "Just make sure that the station does not unintentionally pick on one candidate over another."

Using election -related terminology for on -air

promotions is another simple way to be relevant.

DeMers suggests turning a traditional all- request fea-

ture into a "Freedom of Choice Weekend" or mak-

A Profile Of Young Voters Inspired by the record turnout of young voters in primaries and caucuses, Rock

the Vote commissioned a poll of 18- to 29- year -old voters that was fielded

immediately after Super Tuesday. The results were reported in late February.

The poll found that overall, voters younger than 30 are energized, with

89% believing they have the power to change the country, while 75% say

their generation is making a bigger difference than usual in this election.

Other key findings from the study of under -30 voters include:

Eight in 10 respondents plan to vote in November.

Their top concern is the economy, followed by the war in Iraq, health

care and an affordable college education.

With regard to the economy, top concerns include a shortage of jobs

that pay decent wages, rising health -care costs and such expenses as

child care and tuition.

Slightly more than one -third favor bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq

and another one -third support some troop withdrawal, while 20% say

the current level of troop commitment should be maintained.

More than two -thirds feel the country is on the wrong track.

Their main sources of information about the election are conversa-

tions with friends, online videos and campaign Web sites.

For more information, visit the For the Media section at rock -

thevote.com.-MS

ing "Block Party Weekends" into "Voters' Blocks."

He adds that stations can create imaging elements

and work with airstaff to help sell the concept.

Station Web sites can host additional election - related resources. Alan Burns and Associates CEO Alan Burns suggests adding a "candidate matching" quiz that listeners can take to see which one most closely matches their own positions. (There are several at gotoquiz.com.) Burns also points out that listener polls can provide audience feed- back and fodder for on -air discussion.

Bloom uses the WYMY Web site to enhance the station's role as educator. "We draw listeners to the site with contests, but find them using it for lots of information on topics, from preg- nancy to the election. Usage on our information pages has gone up considerably."

Talking to the candidates can add star power to a station without requiring bland political discussions. "Invite the candidates to call your morning show, then humanize them rather than talk politics," Burns says.

Crumbley's Greenville outlets are involved

with town hall meetings organized by the League

ofWomen'sVoters focused on local races, "so people can hear these candidates talk, ask them questions and find out what they are going to do in

office." He points out that the station is promoting the event only to get listeners there: "Our job is to take the horse to the water," he says."Whether they want to drink or not is up to them."

The Choice Is Yours Baisden notes that "this news cycle is not going to last forever," so take advantage of opportunities now. Faessen adds, "The millennial generation is

passionate and they are engaged in this election."

Crumbley reiterates that getting involved is

essential for every station: "We should all be out there, every station, every format, making sure

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Maximizing Network Opportunities Vike Stern [email protected]

ake a close look at these four statements: "Whatever we can do tto help the radio station become better is what we want." - Harvey Nagler, CBS News VP of radio "My guys are ready to work for our affiliates. If they call and ask for something, they are probably going to get it." -Steve Jones, ABC News Radio VP/ GM "We always want stations to use our content and our

resources." Jerry DeMink, CNN Radio VP "We're always trying to think of different ways to help stations programming - and sales -wise." -Kurt Kretzschmar, Fox Sports Radio director of affiliate marketing

This isn't just opportunity knocking, it's

opportunity breaking down the door, walking into the house and sitting down on the couch. At a time when station resources have been cut to the bone, network affiliations provide myriad opportunities, yet according to representatives

from four major networks, stations seldom utilize what's available to them.

"It doesn't make a difference whether you are

a top 10 radio station or if you are in market 225. Any and all stations should feel free to use the resources of the network," Nagler says.

'Ask for all kinds of things. There's no harm in asking and there s a great likelihood a network can help you out.'

-Steve Jones

Kretzschmar insists that those stations that take

advantage of network resources "tend to rise to

the top and have success.The more they ask and the more they utilize us, the better they do.We're trying to increase the number of people taking advantage of us "

Where's The Disconnect? There are a number of potential explanations for

stations not utilizing the resources their networks provide. "I think they are unfamiliar with the resources the network has," Nagler says. He also

believes that some folks `just don't want to pick

up the phone and ask for help."

Turnover is also a culprit. "Decision- makers

come and go and people lose track of what we

are providing," Jones says. At a time when stations

need to maximize every available asset, DeMink sees irony in the situation. "Station cutbacks make

A Network Resource Starter Kit Among the resources networks make available for their affiliates are:

Experts: Networks can often provide contacts for experts on many subjects.

Guests: Networks sometimes provide affiliates with newsmaker interviews.

Imaging: Well -known network anchors and reporters :an voice

liners, adding star power to station imaging.

Local and international coverage: Networks can provide access to

affiliates across the country and reporters around the globe.

On -site capabilities: Networks frequently have technical and editorial

resources that stations can use to broadcast from remote locations.

Reporters: Network correspondents can provide firsthand

commentary and answers from major news events.

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it even more difficult to

access the network resources, because they

don't know what's there." Nagler says he hopes that once station employees real-

ize how user -friendly and helpful the networks can be,

they will take better advantage of what's available to them.

Getting Started Making use of network resources is easier than one might

think. Nagler points out that station access to a network isn't limited to management. "It can be anybody that reaches out," he says. "We put out a series of coverage notes

that are updated three or four times during the day and

anybody can be on that e -mail list:'

The other three networks also offer this typ= or service and the sanie ease of access.

Just by signing up, "you will know in advance what the

major stories for the day will be and which correspondents will be covering them," Nagler says. "For better or worse, you'll be inundated with advisories about what the network is doing."

l)eMink suggests being disciplined and budgeting time

to learn. "Talk to our affiliate folks and get a Fassword for

CNN.com.Then carve out 30 minutes and explo-e the site.

Just realize you won't be able to take it all in a: one time" He adds that there is another advantage to being in

touch with your network: "Once you call and talk to us,

we often hear things that you don't even realiz: you need.

'Get to know us, because then it will be much easier for us to tailor our services to you or steer you toward content we already have.'

-Jerry DeMink

It's our job to figure out what you are looking for in your network service. Get to know us, because then it will be

easier for us to tailor our services to you or steer you

toward content we already have"

Taking Advantage "Its teal important for stations not to be shy about calling up

their network," Nagler says. Jones suggests that stations "ask

for all kinds of things. There's a great likelihood a network can help you out" And DeMink adds, "Affiliates are paying

for this service, and we want them to get full value for it" Kretzschmar reminds that success only comes with effort.

"You can't just call it Fox Sports Radio 1250 and walk away.

You have to put something into it to be successful" RsR

Networks Help Maximize Revenue ABC News Radio VP /GM Steve Jones says

that the network's interest in helping sta-

tions generate revenue is not entirely altru-

istic: "We determined that it's not a great

situation when it's renewal time and I'm

sitting with the content guys and the gen-

eral manager is sitting on the other side of

the table, wondering why it is [they] have

all this network content," He adds, "We

need to have a relationship with every

department in the radio station,"

CBS Radio news VP Harvey Nagler says

that politics is clearly going to be top of

mind between now and November. To take

advantage, he suggests that programming

and sales collaborate to maximize network

resources. "Stations should figure out

how they are going to maximize revenue

by selling political coverage."

Jones has gone a step further. 'We

started creating content as a result of dia-

log with sales managers," he says. When

pursuing new accounts, Jones is frequently

asked for something unique to offer the

client, which often revolves around general

interest topics. "If there is someth ng that

is going to bring money in, provided I can

distribute it broadly, tell me what it is and I

can create it," Jones says. For example,

when Citadel talk WJR /Detroit GM Mike

Feezey told Jones that agencies had spe-

dal budgets for green content, it took ABC

just two weeks to roll out a new green fea-

ture that Feezey was able to monetize.

Fox Sports Radio director of affiliate

marketing Kurt Kretzschmar is aware that

sports stations have an even tougher

road. "Sports is not a traditional buy and

we know that. So we try to make the sell-

er's job easier, because in the end it all

comes down to helping with sales,"

One powerful weapon Fox Sports Radio

provides for sellers is its national hosts,

who are available to voice local commer-

cials. "We offer cur hosts at a very rea-

sonable rate, similar to what a local after-

noon drive guy it the market would get,"

Kretzschmar says. "That makes it easier

for sellers to build that into the buy."

National talent can also host local

events. "Football season is the most pop-

ular time to do it," Kretzschmar says.

"Hosts can do their show from a local

sports bar on Friday, and then take some

listeners to a game on Saturday."

The network also develops events they

bring to affiliates. "We did a tailgate tour.

We picked cities and had a host do shows

from the road. We had a couple of spon-

sors and enabled the local stations to sell

into the event," he says.

Kretzschmar tries to arm sellers with

information. The network forwards exten-

sive audience research, and "we pass

demographic information along to local

sales staff. We also teach sellers about the

talent, so they know how to pitch national

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Fattah, D -Pa., about the presidential hopefuls from the Democratic presidential debate at the

National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

Hello, Goodbye Singer /songwriters Jewel and Jason Michael Carroll were among the guests on GAC's "Opry Live" TV special. Jewel and Carroll co -wrote and recorded the duet "No Good in

Goodbye" for the latter's Arista Nashville debut album, "Waitin' in the Country." From left are GAC

president Ed Hardy, Jewel and Carroll.

Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb /Reprise artist Plumb (aka Tiffany Arbuckle Lee) recently performed at a West Coast showcase. "In My Arms," a track from her fifth studio album, "Blink," is No. 27 at Christian AC. From left are Reprise West Coast promotional manager Darice Lee,

Clear Channel AC KBIG (104.3 MYfm) /Los Angeles programming coordinator Jason Griffin, KBIG PD Dave "Chachi" Denes, Plumb, Reprise senior VP of promotion Mike Rittberg and Curb Records VP of AC

promotion Linde Thurman.

Hall Of Shame Roadrunner Northeast regional

promotion director Phil Kaso, right, and CBS Radio active rock WYSP /Philadelphia midday jock

Spike made an agreement before the football playoffs began.

Spike, an Eagles fan, said there was no way the Giants would

ever win a playoff game or go to the Super Bowl. Kaso challenged

Spike's claim by saying, "What happens if they win the Super

Bowl and Eli Manning is the MVP ?" Spike agreed to buy a

Giants Manning jersey with his

own money if proved wrong.

Hit Parader Midday jock Hitman Haze, center, welcomed the stars of upcoming MTV series "Buzzin' " Cisco Adler, left, and Geffen /Suretone artist Shwayze to Clear Channel CHR /top 40 KHTS (Channel 93.3) /San Diego. Shwayze and his musical mentor, Adler, are promoting his first single, also called " Buzzin'."




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rmats The gateway to music formats, the week in charts and airplay data.

Journey Men With a debut at No. 28 on the AC chart for "After

All These Years,' Journey joins fellow returning vets

Bryan Oda ins and REO Speedwagon on the list (see

page 53). Whde each enjoyed numerous hits in the

19805, this is the first time t-iat all three have

appeared on the chart simultaneously. Following is

a look at the AC top 10 from Dec. 6,1996, the week

that Jcurney's lone AC No.1 moved into the top

spot. Two songs that week belonged to Adams.

Position, Artist, Title 1. Journey, When You Love a Woman"

2. Celine Dion, "It's All Coming Back to

Me Nov,"

3. Eric Clapton, "Change the World"

4. Dor na Lewis, "I Love You Always Forever"

5. Toni Braxton, "Un -break My Heart"

6. Barra Streisand & Bryan Adams,

"I Finally Found Someone"

7. Rod Stewart, "If We Fall in Love Tonight"

8. Elton Jahn, "You Can Make History

(Young ,again)"

9. Bryan Adams, "Let's Make a Night to

Rerremlber"

10. Phd Collins, "Dance Into the Light"

41

High Fives The Offspring's

"Hammerhead"

becomes just the

sixth song this

decade to enter the

- Alternative chart

inside the top five. All

five previous titles

reached the summit except for Tool's

"Vicarious,' which peaked 3t No. 2:

The Offspring

Debut Position and Date, Artist, Title No. 5; May 16, 2008; the Offspring;

"Hammerhead"

No.1; Aoril 13, 2007; Linkin Park; "What I've Done"

No. 2; April 28, 2006; Tool; "Vicarious"

No. 1; April 14, 2006; Red Not Chili Peppers;

"Darf California"

No. 3; March 17, 2006; Pearl Jam; "World

Widc Suieiáe"

No. 2; March 7, 2003; Linkin Park;

"Somewhere I Belong"

MAY 16, 2008

By Wade Jessen, Gary Trust, Anthony Colombo and Raphael George 1

Girl Power Continues At AC Sara Bareilles becomes just the fifth

female artist in the AC charts 15-

year Nielsen BDS era to reach No.

1 with her first charting track, as

"Love Song" (Epic) rises 2 -1. Discounting Kimberley Locke and

Josh Grobans combined four - week reip during the holidays,

three of the five introductory female singles have reigned consecutively: Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Interscope) completed a six-week No. I run in December, followed by a

19 -week hold on the top spot by Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" (Universal

Republic).The previous new female artists to reach the AC summit were

Gwyneth Paltrow uvith "Cruisin' " in 2(1(X) (with Huey Lewis) and

Vanessa Carlton svxth "A Thousand Miles" in 2(02.

'Moon' Rises At Smooth Jazz

Jessy J breezes to No.1 on her first try at Smooth Jazz, as "Tequila Moon"

(CMG) ascends 2 -l. The Paul Brown -

produced piece is the title cut from her

pop- and Latin -influenced debut set,

which has remained in the top 20 of Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz

chart since its March release. Jessy J

(who was born Jessica Spinella and

was playing piano by age 4) is currently touring, with several dates on tap

with Michael Bolton in June and July.

Higher 'Love' Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" (RMG)

takes Most Increased Plays honors for a

sixth consecutive week at Hot AC, the

first such streak at the format since

"When It's Over" by Sugar Ray in 2001.

The song zooms 8 -5, gaining 311 plays

in its sixth week, the format's fastest

flight into the top five for a debut single

by a female. At AC, "Love" rises 12 -10 in

its fifth week, marking the fastest top

10 trip for a female introductory single

since Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like

This" reached the top tier in four weeks

in 2002. Lewis, meanwhile, holds atop

CHR/Top 40 for a fourth frame and

climbs 8 -7 at Rhythmic.

Shinedown 'Devours' Its Way Up The Charts Shinedown matches the second -

largest position jump in Active

Rock history as "Devour"

(Atlantic) vaults 38 -14 (up 580

plays) in its second chart weck.The

leap equals the 24 -place climb of Seether's "Fake it" (37 -13) in the

Sept. 7, 2007, issue, and trails only

the 35-10 1 surge of Staind's "it's

Been Awhile" in March 2001.

"Devour" also debuts at Rock (No. 14) and Alternative (No. 28)

and claims Most Increased Plays

honors at the former format (up

122).The quintet, which has

reached the top 10 in its first seven

tries at both Active Rock and

Rock, releases third album "The Sound of Madness" June 24.

The Offspring fails Career- High Debuts The Offspring earns career -best debuts at

Alternative and Active Rock and grabs Most

Increased Plays honors at both formats with

"Hammerhead" (Columbia).The track opens at

No. 5 at Alternative, logging the highest entry

point and largest spin increase (up 1,179) for

any title since Linkin Park's "What I've Done" debuted at No. 1 in the April 13, 21H17, issue

with a 1,974 -spin gain (see Spin Spotlight, left).

This marks the fourth consecutive week that

the Alternative chart has hosted a top 25 debut,

following Coldplay's "Violet Hill" (Capitol),

Nine Inch Nails' "Discipline" (RED) and

Weezer's "Pork and Beans" (Interscope), and

the longest streak since a five -week stretch of lofty debuts in late summer 1999.

At Active, "Hammerhead" starts at No. 16

(up 658 plays), surpassing the band's No. 25

opening with "Original Prankster" in

October 21101. The track also scores a No. 23

start at Rock.

Sweet 16 For Usher Usher inks his 16th Urban top 10 as "Love in This

Club, Part Il" (Zomba) hops 11 -10 in its third chart

week. It is the record -

tying seventh time that

Usher has placed a

song in the top 10 in

three weeks or less,

matching one -time

duet partner R. Kelly.

Included in this tally for

each is their collabora-

tion "Same Girl," which

zipped 16 -10 in its third

week nearly a year ago

(May 25, 2007).

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R &R SOUND DECISIONS

3 Doors Down, Intocable return with strong projects

Reopening Doors

Ken Tucker KTucker@RadíoandRecords.com

he difference between 3 Doors Down's self -titled new album, due tMay 20 on Universal Republic, and its last, "Seventeen Days," is

day and night. Or more appropriately, months and days. After selling 1.4 million copies of "Seventeen Days," far less than the 9.2 million combined that it tallied on its first two Universal Republic releases, band and label decided to slow the process down. "The

record company just said, `Guys, go write, and when you've got it done, we'll be here,' " lead singer Brad Arnold says.

Unlike its last album, which -as its title indicated -was recorded in 17 days, the new set was

a months -long labor of love written and recorded while the band hunkered down in Franklin, Tenn., and Orlando, Fla. In both locations 3

Doors Down converted rented homes into studios and moved in. Only when mixing the set did the band enter an actual studio.

Reminded that he once told R &R sister publication Billboard, "I like having pressure" when referring to the quick turnaround on the band's last

album, Arnold laughs. "Maybe it just seemed like I

liked having pressure, because it sure was nice having all that time this time around," he says.

Longtime observers will notice a more positive tone on the new set, the first single from which, "It's Not My Time," is already No. 1 on R &R's Rock chart. "Besides the time issue, I

think the biggest difference is where we all are in

our personal lives," Arnold says. "I always mean for it to be positive, but sometimes it comes out in a bit ofa negative way.This time it's staring into the light rather than staring into the dark"

Johnny K, who produced the band's last set, took the reins again. "He didn't get a fair shot to really

make `17 Days,' because of deadlines," guitarist Chris Henderson says. "We literally marathoned it -four or five 24 -hour days for him and the band. It was a grueling process.This time he got his shot"

The new album campaign began during the holiday season, when the track "Citizen Soldier" appeared in a National Guard campaign that was

shown in movie theaters. Now, the quick success of "It's Not My Time"

has 3 Doors Down teed up for another platinum release. The song is also No. 4 at Active Rock,

No. 12 at Alternative, No. 12 at Hot AC and No. 25 at CHR /Top 40.

"We have had great success with every single

they have released thus far :' Clear Channel alternative WEND (the End) /Charlotte PD Jack Daniel says. "We put `It's Not My Time' right into rotation the moment we got our hands on it" Clear

Channel active rock KFNK /Seattle MD Abbey Still has a similar

take. "We added it to rotation right when we got it because I knew the song would blow up with our listeners,

and it did."

Journal active rock KZRQ /Springfield, Mo., PD Simon Nytes calls 3 Doors Down

"the Lynyrd Skynyrd for the new millennium" and says the group appeals equally to older and younger listeners. "It's mainstream [and] it's highly familiar," he says. "Almost as soon as you hear it, you know it's 3 Doors Down."

"We get a lot of airplay on this band, so it's

about connecting the dots," Universal senior VP of marketing and artist development Kim Garner says, adding that advertising campaigns are

under way at print, radio and TV.

The band was featured in a TV spot for Coke Zero during the NCAA Final Four weekend, and will have a sponsored car in NASCAR's All-Star Shootout May 17 in Charlotte. 3 Doors Down is

also video blogging from the road, sharing content on 3doorsdown.com, MySpace and YouTube.

Extensive touring is key to the album campaign. 3 Doors Down is currently playing headlining and radio station festival dates in the South and Midwest. The band then visits the United Kingdom for five shows (May 30 June 4) and will

play the Arrow Rock Festival in the Netherlands June 15 with Kiss,Whitesnake, Def Leppard and Journey. After returning from Europe, the band will head out with Staind and Hinder July 8, starting in St. Louis and wrapping Sept. 9 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

"At the end of the first six years on the road, we were worn out, so we took some time off,"

Arnold says. "It's done us a lot of good to go

home and get hungry for music again."

3 Doors Down's "It's Not

My Time" is active on

five R &R charts:

Alternative, No. 12

Active Rock, No. 4

CHR/Top 40, No. 25

Hot AC, No. 12

Rock, No. 1

'We have had great success with every single they have released thus far. We put "It's Not My Time" right into rotation the moment we got our hands on it.'

-Jack Daniel

Intocable On Top When lntocable I u Adios No Mata" recently debuted at No. 1 on Nielsen BDS' Regional Mexican audience chart, the band achieved a feat that hadn't been accomplished since Los Tigres del Norte's "Lágrimas" debuted in the top spot in 1999.

Intocable's two -year absence from the recording studio may mean there's a pent -up demand at radio for the group's signature mix of norteño with rock and country touches.

Lead singer Ricky Muñoz says Intocable's "2C" album,

due June 10 on EMI Televisa, does contain "futuristic" elements -but unlike the strong country feel of Intocable's last

album, this one "retakes a little more of the style we started" "Tu Adios No Mata :' by composer Oswaldo Villarreal, arrived as a demo with nothing more

than piano behind it. Muñoz and bandmate René Martínez co- produced the

album, creating arrangements as

they recorded in the studio. The single starts with a pop - rock intro, then kicks in with accordion; at the end of the song, it comes back to a spare,

modern arrangement. "You could say all the music

we listen to is in that song," Muñoz says, citing '80s rock from Van Halen and Def Leppard as just as much of an

influence on the group as norteño legend Ramón Ayala.

Muñoz also credits the team working the single for its

powerhouse debut. Martin Fabian, a leading regional Mexican radio promoter, was brought in for the project.

Musically, "the guys take care of all the details," Fabian says. "When you listen to the song it doesn't sound like it

was made in a hurry." Fabian is putting together a tour for Intocable, starting in

June, in which the band will headline about 40 shows nationwide with duranguense group Los Horoscopos de Durango and soloist El Gringo. (Fabian manages the latter two acts.)

Zapata,Texas -based Intocable is currently touring Mexico. -Ayala Ben- Yehuda, Billboard




R &R CONVENTION 2008

CONVENTION Advisory Committee

SEPTEMBER 17 -19 Hilton Austin Hotel Austin, Texas

Mark Abramson VP Promotions Roadrunner Records ACTIVE ROCK

Tom Calococci Operations Manager WPOW/Miami RHYTHMIC

Mark Adams Program Director KKHH/Houston CHR/TOP 40

OEboni Funderburk- Grimes Senior Director of Promotions Zomba Gospel GOSPEL

Cindy Hill Regional VP/Programming Univision KPTY/Houston RHYTHMIC

Sujit Kundu VP/Rhythm Crossover Universal Motown RHYTHMIC

Garnett March Senior VP/Promotion Interscope Records URBAN /URBAN AC

Thea Mitchem Operations Manager Clear Channel/Philadelphia URBAN/URBAN AC

4 Eric Powers Program Director KURE /Seattle RHYTHMIC

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Jill Weindorf VP/Promotion Concord Music Group SMOOTH JAll

Tommy Chuck Program Director WFLZ/Tampa CHR/TOP 40

Mac Daniels Operations Manager Clear Channel /Austin COUNTRY

Dave Hill Program Director/ Afternoons WIYY/Baltimore ACTIVE ROCK

Morace Landy Executive VP/Promotion Atlantic Records URBAN/URBAN AC

Nelson Mendoza West Coast Director Machete Regional Music LATIN FORMATS

Adrian Moreira VP /Adult Music RCA Music Group ADULT FORMATS

Larry Blackwell VP /GM EMI Gospel GOSPEL

Mark Czarra VP Alternative Promotion Universal Records ALTERNATIVE

Ray Gmeiner VP Promotions Virgin Records America ACTIVE ROCK

Chris Huff APD/MD KSCS/Dallas COUNTRY

Lee Leipsner Sr. VP/Promotion Columbia Records CHR/TOP 40

Scott Meyers VP/Entertainment The TeshMedia Group INDUSTRY

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Sonja Blakey Program Director WGRB -AM /Chicago GOSPEL

Boogie D. Operations Manager Radio One /St. Louis URBAN/URBAN AC

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Lori Lewis Program Director WSMJ SMOOTH JAll

itAdrian Michaels Director, National Promotion Asylum Records COUNTRY

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ONir Seroussi VP A &R/Marketing Sony BMG Latin LATIN FORMATS

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Ross Block Program Director WSJT /St. Petersburg SMOOTH JAll

Jack Daniel Program Director /Afternoons WEND /Charlotte ALTERNATIVE

Joe Guzik VP /Alternative & Rock Columbia Records ALTERNATIVE

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Renee Leymon Sr. Director, National Promotion Lyric Street Records COUNTRY

Chuck Mitchell VP Jazz /Adult Division Koch Entertainment SMOOTH JAll

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R &R. CHR /TOP 40

Tommy Chuck and Michael Bryan help perfect Clear Channel's

online empire. Part two of two

Casting A Wider Net

<evin Carter [email protected]

n last week's exciting Part 1, Clear Channel's Tommy Chuck and Michael Bryan described their company's comprehensive commitment to everything online, which is personified by their recent promotions to regional directors of interactive services -in addition to their other full -time jobs programming WFLZ /Tampa and WXXL /Orlando, respectively.

In Part 2, the boys discuss what works and what doesn't, the importance of social networking and how they manage to juggle all this stuff without losing their last dangling thread of sanity.

"Radio people sometimes get trapped in the mind- set that their Web site is just for people who live in

their city and listen to their radio station," Chuck says.

"YourWeb site gives your brand the potential to reach

every human being on the planet with an internet connection." In other words, it's important that your staff starts thinking globally as well as locally.

"Sure, our site reaches the 420,1)110 people that lis-

ten to WFLZ every week. but millions more people worldwide are now reachable via theWeb -it's time to change the thinking,' he says. "it's so cool working with a collection ofWeb sites, because you have

the entire world to play in;' Bryan says. "You're not just limited to just your market or just your curie."

Fishin' Where The Fish Are Both guys fervently believe that the key to any

station's successful online presence is to develop a

strong social networking component, whether its

MySpace, Facebook, a home -grown version or all

of the above. "Its like fishing where the fish are,"

Chuck says. "The key is to put things interesting

enough on our pages to link them back to our Web

site, so we can reel then in." Bryan adds, "Our goal

is that every personality is contributing content daily,

whether its celebrity stories, music news, blogs, pic-

tures, home movies, whatever.We're trying to create

content that people care about that fits the target."

WFLZ's own in -house social network, the Pig

Pen, is now a year old. "The Pig Pen is like the kid-

die pool we have out back ... with an ocean down

the road in MySpace and Facebook," Chuck says,

offering some scale. "So far it has over 21,000 people, adding a few hundred people a day. We try to

tie everything we do, contesting, a chat room, a

streaming player, etc., into the social network." WXXL launched its own social network, XL

Wired, a month ago. It now has nearly 3,600 pro - files, and is adding several hundred new members per

day. "These are new people coining back to the site

daily," Bryan says. "Thats the brilliance ofa social network: Anytime anybody makes a continent or inter- acts with you, you get an e -mail that reminds you to go back to the site, and it becomes a destination."

Chuck and Bryan admittedly use the majority of their waking hours for the care and feeding of their stations. "As far as the interactive stuff goes,

my role is big picture," Chuck says. "It's about sharing best practices and great content across the region, new tips, new tricks, making sure we have

our priorities straight, making sure deadlines are

niet and lines of communication remain open." The only reason both guys are able to also handle regional online duties is that both are fortunate to

have strong support staffs. In Chuck's case, that brings us to not -so- secret weapon Mike Baker,

Clear Channel /Tampa online content director.

"Without Mike, i wouldn't have taken on this job,"

Chuck says. "His strengths perfectly complement my weaknesses. He's great at the technical stuff, but he also gets the on -air aspect of what we do. He's

extremely versatile, and whenever our team

thinks of something cool, he's able to get it done."

In the same vein, Bryan also shares the credit: "I

have a tremendous APD /MD in Jana Sutter, who is

niy No. 2 at XL, and a great online content direc-

tor, Amtuida Fraser, who is my No. 2 online. If I didn't


Welcome To The Pig Pen

music

Launched one year ago,

WFLZ/Tampa's in-

house social network,

the Pig Pen, has more

than 21,000 members,

according to station

estimates.

WXXUOrlando jumped

into social networking

one month ago with XL

Wired, which now

boasts nearly 3,600

profiles.

'Creating online content for radio stations is a new frontier.'

-Michael Bryan

have then, I couldn't do this job," he says. "This was

the perfect time to expand and do some stuff that 1

enjoy just as much as programming. Creating online content for radio stations is a new frontier :

Finding The Formula Chuck and Bryan are already on familiar ground with the radio formula. For these programmers- turned-Web wizards, the trick now is developing some sort ofWeb template as well. "We're still forg-

ing new ground on the online side, and ive don't know what the team should look like," Bryan says.

What he does know is, you just can't imprint the

same radio formula into online. "If we do that,

we're totally defeating the purpose," he says. "With radio you have to be brief and communicate pretty succinctly; online you can go into so much more detail, which adds such a great new component

To that end, Bryan's online department in

Orlando launched a video arm in January, boast- ing a full -time video producer who creates custom online content. The goal is to expand that aspect

further into Bryan's 60- station online region. "Orlando has the biggest history of success online in the region right now, so we treat this area as a

petri dish," he says. "We start things here, perfect

them and then move them to other markets" On the flip side, ifs also important to find out

what's not working and delete it. Using clicks as a

virtual report card, Chuck says, "every month we'll run an analysis of our home page to see what elements people are actually clicking on. Those that work, we highlight more; other times, we find out that something we thought was a good idea at the

time has no clicks after a month, so we move it out" Bryan adds, "What I'm trying to do in both of

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 30 Summertime (Interscope) KBKS, KHTS, KHTT, KKGB, KKPN, KLAL, KSMB, KZMG, KZZP, WHOA, WEHT, WCGQ, WFLZ, WHHD, WHHV, V/HKF, WHOT, WHTZ, WKSE, WKSZ, W KZL, WSSX, WTWR, WVSR, WVVB,'WWWQ, WXKS, WXXX, WVKS. WZYP

KATY PERRY 28 I Kissed A Girl (Capitol) CKEY. KHFl, KHKS, KHCP, KHTT, KKMG. KKOB, KKPN, KQMQ, KSLZ. KSMB, KWNZ, KWVL, KZCH, WBHT, W_RO, WFHN, WIHT WIOQ, WIX%, WJBQ, MIES, WNOK, WPRO, WPXV, WVKS, WXKB, WXVK

CHRIS BROWN 23 Forever (Jive/Zomba) KDWB, KOS, KJYO, KEEN, KEGS, KQCH, WAOA, WBHT, WBLI, WDJX, WFKS, WHOT, WIOG, WIOQ, WKKF, WKZL, WPRO, WSNX, WWHT, WWST, WVOY, WZEE, WZKF

KANYE WEST FEAT. CHRIS MARTIN 22 Homecoming (Roc -A- Fella /Def Jam/ID_MG) GREY. CHOP, KHTS, KHTT, KJ`r0, KKMG, KKOB, KQMQ, KSAS, KWNZ, KWVL, KZMG, KZZP, WFHN, WFLY, WJBQ, WPXY, WSNX, WVYB, WXX X, WXVK, WZEE

DUFFY Mercy (Mercury/IDJMG) KHKS. KM XV, KQXV, KR RE. KEAS, KVUU, WAOA, WCGQ. WHHD, WHOT, WHTS, WSTR, WTWR, WVYB, V/WWQ, WXLK, WVKS, WZEE, WZYP

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MAROON 5 FEAT. RIHANNA 19 If I Never See your Face Again (A&H /Octone /Interscope: KBES, KKMG, KKOB, KQMQ, K3MB. KVUU, KXXM, KZMG, Sirius Hite I, WEHT, WERG,

WHKF, WIXX, WKRZ, WKSE, WLAN, WNOU, WVYB, WXYK

MARIAN CAREY 15 Bye Bye (Island /IDJMG) KDWB, KRQQ, WAEV, WAKS, WDJX, WOKE, WIOQ, MIES, WEEP. WLDI, WL KT, WNOU, WPXY, WVKS, WWST

PLIES FEAT. NE -VC 12 Bust It Baby (Part 2) (Big Gates/Slip -N- Slide /Atlantic) OKEY. ESAS. KSPW, KWNZ. KZ-IT, WBVD, WDKF, WHKF, WKSE. WVKS, 55X55, WXXX

ADDED AT...

KHOP Modesto, CA

PD: Joe Roberts APO: Madden MD'. Regan Marks

Secondhand Serenade. Fill For You. 9 Kanye West Feat. Chris Marin, Ho tacorning, 0 Katy Perry, I Kissed A Girl. 0

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ARTIST TITLE / LABEL

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Summertime

TOTAL STATIONS:

THE SPILL CANVAS All Over You One Elnvcn /Sue / Repre)

TOTAL STATIONS: 54

NEW AND ACTIVE PLAYS ARTIST /GAIN TITLE / LABEL

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102

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KATY PERRY 529/388 I Kissed A Girl

(Cap.top TOTAL STATIONS: 55

FOREVER THE 679/114 SICKEST KIDS 524/56

Whoa Oh! (Me Vs. Everyone) (Universal Motown) TOTAL STATIONS: 50

DUFFY 623/308 Mercy (Mercury /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS: 64

SHWAVZE FEAT. CISCO ADLER Buz in

(Suretune.Geffen/Interscope, TOTAL STATIONS:

SECONDHAND SERENADE Fall For 'eau

TOTAL STATIONS.

KID ROCK 459/156 All Summer Long (Top Dog /Atlantic) TOTAL STATIONS: 26

ESTELLE FEAT. 572/79 KANYE WEST

Amr n Boy (Home Sc ,onl Atlant,,)

42 TOTAL STATIONS:

562/76 PARAMORE That's What You Get

(Fueled By Ramera /PPP) 36 TOTAL STATIONS:

448/134

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I+j 445/123

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RIHANNA Take A Bow (SRP/Def Jam/IDJMC) WNOU .45, WBVD 43. WHHD .39, WRVQ .38 W VVB .37,

WIBO.33, WFKS .30 WKSZ .77, WHILE .25, SIM .24

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Summertime (Intencope) KZMG .40 WXKS 454, KHOP 41, KHTS .30. WXYK .2L KZZP.8. WHET +1A WVSR A, WAEZ 16 WFHN .17

Ger MARIAH CAREY Bye Bye (Island/IDJMG) WNOU .39, KRQQ .27 KOCH .24, WAEV .24, WPXY.23, WABE .18. WKSZ 18. WZKF .lEy KOND 15, WKFS .15

RAY J & YUNG BERG Sexy Can I (Knockout/DEJA 34 /Koch/Epic) EHTT .30, WBU .30, WSNX 30, WKSS .24, WFKS .24. KKMG .24, KHKS .23, WAKS 21. WJIM .21, WVKS .20

COLBY O'DONIS FEAT. AKON What You Got (KonL,ve/Geffen/Interscope) KWVL T7. KHKS 37 WKKF 32 KOCH .23, WOKE -22. WJBQ .22. WETS .21. XT20 .213 WNOK 20, WAKS -IR

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2009 LEGEND: See legend to charts in charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 127 CHR /top 40 and 18 Canada CHR /top 40 stations are electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CHR/Top 40 indicator chart comprised of 58 reporters. It' 2008 Nielsen Business Media. Inc. All rights reserved.

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R &R CHR /TOP 40

CHR /TOP 40 MONITORED REPORTERS WFLY /Albany, NY OM: Kevin Callahan PD: Terry O'Donnell APD: Brian Cody MD: Marissa Lanchak

WKKF /Albany, NY PD: Randy McCarten

KKOB /Albuquerque, NM OM: Eddie Haskell PD: Justin Riley APD: Mark Anderson MD: Carlos Duran

WAEB /Allentown, PA PD: Laura St. James

WIXX /Appleton, WI PD: Jason Hillery MD: David Burns

WKSZ/Appleton, WI PD: Dayton Kane APD /MD: Brian Davis

WSTR /Atlanta, GA PD: Dan Bowen MD: Michael Chase

WWWQ /Atlanta, GA OM /PD: Rob Roberts APD /MD: Johnny 0

WHHD /Augusta, GA PD: Chuck Whitaker APD: Kris Fisher

KHFI /Austin, TX OM: Mac Daniels PD: Jay Shannon MD: Tony Cortez

WFMF /Baton Rouge, LA PD: Kevin Campbell

KQXY /Beaumont, TX PD /MD: Brandin Shaw APD: Patrick Sanders

WXYK /Biloxi, MS OM: Kenny Vest PD: Lucas

WQEN /Birmingham, AL OM: Tom Hanrahan PD: Keith Allen APD /MD: Madison Reeves

KSAS /Boise, ID PD: Steve "Keke Luv" Kicklighter APD: Chris "Lucky' Stewart

KZMG /Boise, ID MD: Miggy Santos

WXKS /Boston, MA OM: Cadillac Jack PD: Chris Tyler MD: Jim Clerkin

CKEY /Buffalo, NV PD /MD: Dave Universal

WKSE /Buffalo, NY OM /PD: Sue O'Neil

WXXX /Burlington, VT OM /PD: Ben Hamilton MD: Pete Belair

WDJQ /Canton, OH PD: John Stewart MD: Nikolina

%%18/Charleston, SC

OM /PD: Bryan Taylor MD: Dave Ryan

WSSX /Charleston, SC OM /PD: Mike Edwards APD /MD: Special Ed

WVSR /Charleston, WV OM: Jeff Whitehead PD: Wade Hill MD: Jason Reed

WNKS /Charlotte, NC OM /PD: John Reynolds MD: Otis

WKSC /Chicago, IL PD: Rick Gillette MD: Jeff Murray

WKFS /Cincinnati, OH OM: Scott Reinhart PD: Mark Anderson

WAKS /Cleveland, OH OM: Kevin Metheny OM: Jeff Zukauckas PD: Bo Matthews APD /MD: Kasper

KKMG /Colorado Springs, CO OM: Bobby Irwin PD: John Foxx

MD: Kat Jensen

KVUU /Colorado Springs, CO PD: Chris Pickett MD: Darren McKee

WNOK /Columbia, SC

WCGQ /Columbus, GA PD: Dave Arwood

WNCI /Columbus, OH PD: Michael McCoy MD: Maxwell

KKPN /Corpus Christi, TX OM /PD: Scott Holt APD /MD: Dave Ross

KHKS /Dallas, TX PD: Patrick Davis APD /MD: Billy The Kidd

WDKF /Dayton, OH OM: Tony Tilford APD /MD: Ryan Drake

WVYB /Daytona Beach, FL OM: Frank Scott PD: Ammie Olson

KKDM /Des Moines, IA PD /APD: Greg Chance MD: Scotty Cage

WKQI /Detroit, MI PD: Dom Theodore APD /MD: Beau Daniels

WWCK/Flint, MI OM: Jeff Wade PD: Jeff Andrews

WXKB /Ft. Myers, FL PD: Matt Johnson MD: Bruce The Moose

WYKS /Gainesville, FL OM: Kevin Quinn PD /MD: Riggs

WHTS /Grand Rapids, MI OM: Brent Alberts PD: Jack Spade

WSNX /Grand Rapids, MI OM: Doug Montgomery PD: Eric O'Brien APO: Holmes

WKZUGreensboro, NC PD: Jason Goodman APD: Josie

WERO /Greenville, NC PD: Chris "Hollywood" Mann APD /MD: Beaver

WFBC /Greenville, SC PD: Chase Murphy MD: Natalie Randall

WHKF /Harrisburg, PA OM: Chris Tyler

PD: JT Bosch APD: Mike Miller MD: OC

WKSS /Hartford, CT PD: Stan 'The Man' Priest MD: Brian "Munchie Donovan

KQMQ /Honolulu, HI MD: Ryan Sean

KRBE /Houston, TX PD: Leslie Whittle

WZYP /Huntsville, AL APD: Ally "Lisa" Elliott

WNOU /Indianapolis, IN OM: Brian Wallace PD: Tim Rainey

WYOY /Jackson, MS PD: Zak Tyler APD /MD: Nate West

WAPE /Jacksonville, FL PD: JR Ammons APD /MD: Chase Daniels

WFKS /Jacksonville, FL OM: Gail Austin PD: Todd Shannon APD: Jonathan Reed

WAEZ /Johnson City, TN OM: Bill Hagy PD /MD: Jason Reed

KMXV /Kansas City, MO OM: Mike Rowen PD: Pouch

WWST /Knoxville, TN PD: Rich Bailey MD: Scott Bohannon

KSMB /Lafayette, LA OM: Keith LeBlanc PD: Bobby Novosad MD: Chris Reed

WLAN /Lancaster, PA PD: Jeff Hurley

WJIM /Lansing, MI PD: Josh Strickland

WLKT /Lexington, KY PD: JB Wilde

KLAULittle Rock, AR OM /PD: Randy Cain

APD: Ed Johnson MD: Charlotte

KITS /Los Angeles, CA PD: John Ivey

APD /MD: Julie Pilat

WDJX /Louisville, KY PD: Shane Collins APD /MD: Ben Davis

WZKF /Louisville, KY PD /MD: Matt Ryan

WZEE /Madison, WI OM: Mike Ferris PD: Jon Reilly

WAOA/Melbourne, FL PD: Tony Banks

WBVD /Melbourne, FL OM: Ken Holiday PD: Mike Klein

WHBQ /Memphis, TN OM: Chris Taylor MD: Joe Mack

WHYI /Miami, FL OM /PD: Rod Phillips MD: Michael Yo

WXSS /Milwaukee, WI OM /PD: Brian Kelly APD /MD: JoJo Martinez

KDWB /Minneapolis, MN OM /PD: Rob Morris MD: Lucas

WABB /Mobile, AL PD: Zac Davis APD /MD: QTIP

KHOP /Modesto, CA OM: Richard Perry PD: Joe Roberts APD: Madden MD: Reagan Marks

WHHY /Montgomery, AL OM: Bill Jones PD /MD: Steve Smith

WRVW /Nashville, TN OM /PD: Rich Davis MD: Tommy Butter

WBLI /Nassau, NY OM: Nancy Cambino PD: Jeremy Rice

APO: Al Levine MD: Tim Clarke

WFHN /New Bedford, MA PD: Jim Reitz MD: Michael Rock

WKCI /New Haven, CT PD: Chaz Kelly MD: Mike "Jagger" Thomas

WEZB /New Orleans, LA OM /PD: Mike Kaplan MD: Stevie G.

WHTZ /New York, NY OM: Tom Poleman PD: Sharon Dastur MD: Romeo

KJYO /Oklahoma City, OK OM: Tom Travis PD: Mike McCoy MD: Frito

KQCH /Omaha, NE OM: Tom Land

MD: Corey Young

WXXUOrlando, FL PD: Michael Bryan APD /MD: Jana Sutter

WIOQ /Philadelphia, PA PD: Rick Vaughn APD /MD: Jo Jo Brooks

KZZP /Phoenix, AZ PD: Mark Medina MD: Greg "DJ Greggy D" D'Angelo

WBZW /Pittsburgh, PA PD: Ryan Mill APD /MD: Kobe

WKST /Pittsburgh, PA PD: Alex Tear APD: Drew Hall MD: Dylan

WJBQ /Portland, ME OM /PD: Tim Moore MD: Mike Adams

KKRZ/Portland, OR PD: Brian Bridgman APD: Mick Lee

WPRO /Providence, RI

OM /PD: Tony Bristol APD /MD: Davey Morris

WDCG /Raleigh, NC OM: Chris Shebel PD: Kandi West

APD /MD: Brody

KWNZ /Reno, NV PD: Justin Tyme APD: Johnny B

KWYUReno, NV OM /PD: Nick Elliott APD: Rude Boy

WRVQ /Richmond, VA PD: Boomer

WXLK /Roanoke, VA PD: Kevin Scott APD: Danny Meyers MD: Bob Patrick

WKGS /Rochester, NY PD: Erick Anderson MD: Jesse Graff

WPXY /Rochester, NY PD: Mike Danger

KDND /Sacramento, CA PD: Dan Mason MD: Christopher K.

WIOG /Saginaw, MI PD: Jerry Noble APD: Demas

KZHT /Salt Lake City, UT OM: Jeff Cochran PD: Jeff McCartney MD: Tricia Jenkins

KXXM /San Antonio, TX OM: George King PD: Tony Travatto APD /MD: Russell Rush

KHTS /San Diego, CA PD: Jimmy Steele APD /MD: Hitman Haze

Sirius Hits 1 /Satellite OM: Kid Kelly APD /MD: Ryan Sampson

XM Top 20 on 20 /Satellite OM: Jon Zellner PD: Michelle Cartier MD: Priestly

WAEV /Savannah, GA PD /MD: Russ Francis

KBKS /Seattle, WA PD: Steve Rivers APD: Marcus D.

MD: Eric Tyler

KRUF /Shreveport, LA OM: Gary McCoy PD: Erin Bristol MD: Andrew "A.G." Gordon

KSPW /Springfield, MO OM /PD: Chris Cannon

KSLZ/St. Louis, MO PD: Tommy Austin MD: Taylor J

WNTQ /Syracuse, NY OM /PD: Tom Mitchell MD: Rick Roberts

W W HT /Syracuse, NY PD: Butch Charles MD: Jeff Wise

WFLZ/Tampa, FL OM: Doug Hamand PD: Tommy Chuck

WTWR/Toledo, OH PD: Steve Marshall

WVKS /Toledo, OH OM: Bill Michaels PD: Nathan Reed

MD: Boomer

KRQQ/Tucson, AZ OM /PD: Tim Richards MD: Chris Peters

KHTT/Tulsa, OK OM /PD: Tod Tucker

APD: Billy The Baby DJ" Sexaur MD: Mikey B.

WIHT/Washington, DC PD: Jeff Kapugi APD: Toby Knapp MD: Gillian Sussman

WLDI/West Palm Beach, FL OM: Dave Denver PD: PJ

APD /MD: Valentine

KZCH /Wichita, KS OM: Lyman James PD /MD: Sammy Suarez

WBHT /Wilkes Barre, PA PD: A.J. MD: Marino

WKRZ /Wilkes Barre, PA PD: Mike O'Donnell APD /MD: Kelly K

WSTW /Wilmington, DE PD: Mike Yeager APD /MD: Mike Rossi

WAKZ /Youngstown, OH OM: Dan Rivers PD: Sean Stevens MD: Krissy Taylor

WHOT /Youngstown, OH MD: J-Dub

ARTIST TITLE

JUNO WINNERS BELLY AND KESHIA CHANTE TEAM UP ON

.00 "GET TO KNOW YOU," WHICH LEAPS 40 -29 ON THE CANADA CHR/TOP 40 CHART.

CHR/TOP 40 INDICATOR

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16 JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN NO AIR

12 USHER FEAT. YOUNG JEEZY LOVE IN THIS CLUB

8 MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 4 MINUTES

19 MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN

SYCO/J/RMG 3844 +79

19 /JIVE/ZOMBA 3508 -120

LAFACE/ZOMBA 3246 +115

WARNER BROS. 2905 +91

HOLLYWOOD 2750 -172

20 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE

8 RAY J & YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I

19 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG

MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE 2637 -116

KNOCKOUT/0EJA34/KOCH/EPIC 2614 +287

EPIC 2532 -550

7 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW SRP/DEFJAM/IDJMG 2247 +372

12 MARIAN CAREY TOUCH MY BODY ISLAND /IDJMG 1987 : -415

12 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE PHONOGENIC/EPIC 1880 +177

S 7 DANITY KANE DAMAGED

12 27 BUCKCHERRY SORRY

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ELEVEN SEVEN /ATLANTIC 168871- -103

5 LIL WAYNE FEAT. STATIC MAJOR LOLLIPOP CASH MONEY /UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 1634 +294

13 COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC '.1610 +141

25 FLO RIDA FEAT. T -PAIN LOW POE BOY /ATLANTIC 1545 -183

19 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU JIVE/ZOMBA 1525 -394

7 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'

10 FLYLEAF ALL AROUND ME

HOLLYWOOD 1438 +180

A&M/OCTONE/INTERSCOPE 1405 +152

5 METRO STATION SHAKE IT RED INK /RED /COLUMBIA 1318 +149

9 TAYLOR SWIFT OUR SONG BIG MACHINE/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 1282 -140

4 3 DOORS DOWN I75 NOT MY TIME

19 LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES

UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC a 1229 +177

GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE 1200 -137

20 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC SRP/DEFJAM/IDJMG 1177 -226

26 6 GAVIN DEGRAW IN LOVE WITH A GIRL

16 18 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT

9 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE

13 COLBY ('DON'S FEAT. AKON WHAT YOU GOT

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J/RMG 1151 +97

RCA/RMG ' 1070 -432

JIVE/ZOMBA 1062 -5

KONLIVE/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE 985 +269

3 MARIAN CAREY BYE BYE ISLAND /IDJMG 860 *185

2 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER JIVE20MBA 744 +290

4 JOHN MAYER SAY AWARE/COLUMBIA 639 +133

2 SEAN KINGSTON FEAT. ELAN & JUELZ SANTANA THERE'S NOTHIN BELUGA HEIGHTS/EPIC 592 +147

10 CHERISH FEAT. YUNG JOC KILLA SHO'NUFF/CAPITOL 590 -369

34 8 FERRAS HOLLYWOOD'S NOT AMERICA CAPITOL 535 -34

32 6 FLO RIDA FEAT. TIMBALAND ELEVATOR

38 3 SIMPLE PLAN YOUR LOVE IS A LIE

POE BOY /ATLANTIC 509 (1 -107

LAVA/ATLANTIC/RRP 504 +38

33 14 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES

30 11 WEBBIE, LIL' PHAT & LIL BOOSIE INDEPENDENT

36 7 LANDON ONLY 20

35 15 LUPE FIASCO FEAT. MATTHEW SANTOS SUPERSTAR

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TRILL/ASYLUM/ATLANTIC 495 -196

MATRIARCH 480 -30

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8 MADONNA FEATURING JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 4 MINUTES

14 LEONA LEWIS BLEEDING LOVE

12 USHER FEATURING YOUNG JEEZY LOVE IN THIS CLUB

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4 15 JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN NO AIR 19 /JIVE/SONY BMG

7 10 RAY J & YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I KNOCKOUT /DEJA34 /EPIC/KOCH

6 6 KARDINAL OFFISHALL FEATURING AKON DANGEROUS KONLIVE/GEFFEN/UNIVERSAL

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12 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE JIVE/SONY BMG

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7 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW

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18 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU

4 KREESHA TURNER DON'T CALL ME BABY;

13 MARIAN CAREY TOUCH MY BODY

13 JULLY BLACK UNTIL I STAY

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ELISE ESTRADA THESE THREE WORDS

9 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE

23 FLO RIDA FEATURING T -PAIN Low

4 DANITY KANE DAMAGED

4 LIL WAYNE FEATURING STATIC MAJOR LOLLIPOP

16 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG

3 METRO STATION SHAKE IT

It CRASH PARALLEL WORLD WE KNOW

10 FLORIDA FEATURING TIMBALAND ELEVATOR

16 FABER DRIVE WHEN I'M WITH YOU

9 CHERISH FEATURING YUNG JOC KILLA

2 MARIAH CAREY BYE BYE

3 BELLY & KESHIA CHANTE GET To KNOW YOU

7 AVRIL LAVIGNE THE BEST DAMN THING

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BAD BOY /ATLANTIC/WARNER

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RED INK /COLUMBIA /SONY BMG

BLACK BOX RECORDINGS /SONY BMG

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R&R . RHYTHMIC

411k Rhythmic radio highlights from the winter 2008 Arbitron survey

Winter Ratings Conquests

Darnella Dunham [email protected]

revamped airstafi, a competitor changing format, a new PD and a new morning show are among the factors that apparently triggered ratings spikes at a handful of rhythmic stations in the latest Arbitron quarterly results. For these and other outlets that turned in noteworthy performances, there was nothing cold about the winter 2008 survey, which covered

the period Of lam. 1 0-April 2.

Head-To-Head Battles KI)LW (Wild 97.7) /Albuquerque launched in

December 211117 after American General Media flipped the station from regional Mexican. In its maiden survey, Wild 97.7 placed No. 6 overall in the market, up 2.3 -3.7. The station is almost finished assembling an

airstatl- middays remain the only open day -

part. But already it has pulled ahead of Univision's rhythmic KKSS (Kiss 97.3), which fell 5.5 -3.0.

For years, KIBBT (98.5 the Beat), also

owned by Univision, has dominated San

Antonio. It remained on top in the latest survey' with a 6.1 share, but direct competitor KPWT (Power 1116.7) is beginning to emerge as a potential threat. At the end of 2007, the Cox station picked up "Big Boy's

Neighborhood,' recently launched into syn- dication from KPWR (Power 106)/ Los

Angeles by ABC Radio Networks. Another notable addition was Pl) Eric Sean's arrival at

KPWT in January. The programming changes helped the rhythmic outlet reach its highest 12+ ratings in the last year, moving from 2.7 in the fall to 3.6 in the winter.

Tias Schuster joined Entercom's WNVZ (Z104) /Norfolk as PI) /afternoon personality on April 16, 2( )117, and the latest Arbitron survey shows that he has the station on the right track. With a 5.1 -6.1 spurt, WNVZ posted its

highest 12+ numbers in more than a year. As the calendar flipped from 2007 to 20(I8,

KOHT (Hot 98.3) /Tucson experienced several changes that apparently contributed to

MAY 16, 2008

the Clear Channel station's 4.1- 5.5.12+ winter increase. In January, Pablo Sato took over the morning show, replacing C.K., who had departed in early November. Prior to Sato's arrival, night show host D -Wayne Chavez, middayer "Jazzi "Jessica Buckner and mixer Andrew "Hospe" Hospedales- collec- tively known as "D -Wayne & the Crew" - handled the shift in the interim. But with Sato's arrival in January, Hospedales remained in morning drive drive as a co -host and Chavez returned to nights -this time. accompanied by Buckner. A month earlier, in

December 2007. APD /MD /afternoon personality Rico Villalobos left the station. His replacement came from within the cluster: Spanish oldies KTZR /Tejano KXEW -AM promotions director and former CHR /top 4U

sister KRQQ midday personality Melissa Santa Cruz.

CBS Radio's WZMX (Hot 93.7) /Hartford received an early Christmas gift in late October when Clear Channel's WPHH (Power 104.1) flipped back to alternative after four years in the urban format.The rhythmic outlet seems to be enjoying the benefits of owning the hip -hop and R&B lane in the market, ranking No. 3 overall with a 7.1 share.

Gains In Share Or Rank Clear Channel's KPRR (Power 11)2) /El Paso posted its highest 12+ share in a year -a 7.0, which put the station in fifth place.

Although American General Media's KISV

94.5 www.jamn945.com

Staying On Top Clear Channel's WJMN

(Jam'n 94.5)/Boston

has ranked No.1 in 18-

34 for the last six

years. In the winter

2008 survey -his last

as hands -on PD- Cadillac Jack

maintained the winning

streak.

Jam'n 94.5 is also a

consistent winner with

12+ listeners. Here's

how the station has

fared in the last four

surveys:

Winter '08: 7.0 (No.1)

Fall '07: 6.7 (No.1)

Summer '07: 6.9 (No.1)

Spring '07: 6.2 (No. 2)

(Hot 94.1) /Bakersfield took a dip in the winter ratings, the station remained on top in the market with an 8.7 share.Things are also looking up in 2008 for Clear Channel's KBOS/ Fresno, which surged 4.7 -5.0 to rank third.

While KLUC /LasVegas was Flat at a 5.1, the CBS Radio rhythmic outlet rose in rank from

fifth to second. in a market where three rhythmic stations

compete, Cox's KPHW (Power 104.3)/ Honolulu not only won the format battle but also finished fifth overall in the market. In

addition, the station reached a yearlong ratings high, moving from 5.1) in the fall to 5.7 in the winter.

Keeping its team intact, Clear Channel's KUBE /Seattle held on to the market's No. 1

position with a 5.2. KTTB (B96) /Minneapolis powered up a

full share in 12+ (3.6 -4.6) to claim fifth place. The Northern Lights station finished first in 18 -34.

Clear Channel powerhouse KDON landed atop the Monterey ratings heap with a 6.6, its

highest 12+ share in more than a year.

Another dominant station owned by Clear Channel is WJMN (lanl'n 94.5) /Boston. in his

last book as hands -on PI), Cadillac Jack showed why he was deserving of the promotion to OM /PD of urban sister WWPR (Power 105.1) /New York by guiding Jam'n to

a 6.7 -7.11 rise. KGGI continues to rule Riverside. The

Clear Channel station registered a yearlong ratings high of 6.8 among 12+ listeners.

Although Emmis' heritage KPWR (Power 1116) /Los Angeles doesn't have a direct rhythmic competitor, rhythmic -leaning CHR /top 40 KITS, urban KDAY /KWIE and Latin

rhythm KXOL play many of the same titles.

Nevertheless, Power 106 grew from 3.5 to 3.8 in the winter survey. 1@tR

During Universal Motown artist Nelly's recent station visit to Clear Channel's WIBT

(96.1 the Beat) /Charlotte, promotion director Sarah Ler, left, and PD Rob Wagman, right, threw up their Bambi and Thumper signs.

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RICK ROSS FEATURING T -PAIN THE BOSS

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2462 -210 17.050 10

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2115 -166 13.885 13

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KANVE WEST FEAT. CHRIS MARTIN Homecoming (Roc -A- Fella /Def Jam /IDJMG) KBMB, KCAQ, KDDB, KI-ITN, KISV, KKFR, KKSS, KOHT, KPTY, KRKA, KSEQ, KVEG, KWIN, KXHT, KYZZ, KZZA, WJFX, WJQM, WRDW, WRED, WRVZ, WWKX, WXIS, XHTO, XHTZ

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LLOYD FEAT. LIL WAYNE 24 Girls Around The World (The Inc. /Universal Motown) KBMB, KBOS, KCAQ, KDDB, KC/HT, KHTN, KISV, KKFR, KPRR, KPTY, KSEQ, KVEG, KWIN, KXBT, KYZZ, KZZA, WJQM, WMBX, WNHT, WRDW, WRED, WRVZ, WWKX, XHTZ

ALICIA KEYS 20 Teenage Love Affair (MBK/J/RMG) KBBT, KBMB, KDDB, KEZE, KHTN, KISV, KKWD, KRKA, KSEQ, KTTB, KVEG, KWIN, KYZZ, KZON, WJQM, WRDW, WRED, WRVZ, WZMX, XHTZ

2 PISTOLS FEAT. RAY J 20 You Know Me

(Universal Republic) KBMB, KCAQ, KDDB, KDHT, KHTN, KISV,

KKWD, KPTY, KQKS, KSEQ, KVEG, KWIN, KYZZ, KZFM, WJQM, WLLO, WRED, WRVZ, WXIS, XHTZ

THE GAME FEAT. KEYSHIA COLE 18 Game's Pain (Geffen/Interscope) KBDS, KBMB, KCAQ, KODB, KHTN, KISV, KKSS, KPTY, KVEG, KZFM, KZZA, WKHT, WNHT, WQHT, WRDW, WRED, WRVZ, XHTZ

USHER FEAT. BEYONCE & LIL WAYNE 13 Love In This Club, Part II

(LaFace/Zomba) KBFM, KBOS, KORT, KKSS, KPHW, KPWT, KZON, WBTS, WHZT, WIBT, WNVZ, WPYO, XHTO

THE -DREAM I Luv Your Girl (Radio KJIa /Def Jam /IDJMG) KCAQ, KGGI, KKSS, KTBT, KTTB, KXBT, WKHT, WNVZ, WQHT

STATIC MAJOR FEAT. LIL WAYNE I Got My (Blackground /Universal Motown) KB05, KHTN, KSEQ, KUUU, KYZZ, KZFM, KZZA, WRED

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CHRIS BROWN y+T 442/113 BUN B FEAT. Take You Down SEAN KINGSTON 359/31 (Jive /Zomba) That's Gangsta

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LLOYD FEAT. LIL WAYNE 400/237 Girls Around The World SHAWTY PUTT 275/33 (The Inc. /Universal Motown) Dat Baby

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THE GAME FEAT. KEYSHIA COLE 400/80 KARINA Ttr 268/26 Game's Pain 16 l War (Geffen /Interscope) (De( Jam /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS: 40 TOTA_ STATIONS: 25

WEBBIE FEAT. SARA BAREILLES 249/17 LETOYA LUCKETT 399/54 Love long I Miss You (Epic) (Trill /Asylum / A t l a n n q TOTA_ STATIONS: 13 TOTAL STATIONS: 33

PLIES FEAT. NE -YO Bust It Baby (Part 2) (Big Gates/Slip- N-Slide/Atlantic) WAJZ +51, /COON +43, KCHZ +35, WKHT +32, KTTB +30,

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di' USHER FEAT. BEYONCE & LIL WAYNE Love In This Club, Part II (LaFare /Zomba) KTTB +31, WNVZ +30, KBFM +26, WKHT +23, WRVZ 022,

WETS +21, KKWD +20, WIBT +17, WPYO +T7, KWIN +16

1't MARIAH CAREY Bye Bye (Island /IDJMG) WHZT +46, KO-T +26, KVEG +26, AID +26, KEZE +24,

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$1 NE -YO Closer (Def Jam /IDJMG) WRDW +24, KTiA +23, WQHT +21, KHTN +20, KDHT +19,

WIRT +14, KTTB +13, WMBX +12, KXJM +12, KCAQ +12

Lit THE -DREAM I Luv Your Girl (Radio Killa/Def Jam /IDJMG) KYZZ +29, KZFM +24, KSEQ +21, KXBT +19, KTTB +18,

XMOR +18, WAFT +17, KKFR +15, KKWD +14, KTBT +10

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R &R URBAN /URBAN AC /GOSPEL

From programmers to personalities, Phillip David March has discovered some of urban radio's best

Talent Scout

Darnella Dunham DDunham @RadioandRecords.com

13 hillip David March has a rich radio career that transcends his lengthy résumé. Now PD /afternoon personality at Radio One urban AC WMOJ (Mojo 100.3) /Cincinnati, perhaps his most significant accomplishment is mentoring a group of programmers and personalities who have since climbed the ladder to positions in Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Birmingham

and other markets.

Although several of those who benefited from his

tutelage have reciprocated by giving him a job when he needed one, March says he is most proud of his

protégés who returned the favor by mentoring emerging talent themselves.

Recruiting Ground After landing his first PD gig in Columbus, Ga.,

March discovered an unexpected fertile resource for

new talent. Conducting a job search for part -tine personalities, he'd hoped to uncover a wide variety

of candidates but instead found that high school students were the most interested applicants. March

recalls, "I wasn't getting a lot of people from ads and

the local newspaper. I did a `DJ for a day' contest Ito]

win a chance to host a show and the winner actu-

ally was a high school student.

"I could see that she had the ability," March says

of the contest winner. "I worked with her for a while

and then I decided to let her be a board op. I was

testing to see how reliable she would be, because a

lot of times you'll find high school kids and they'll

blow stuff of "The student ultimately co- hosted a

show with March. March says his initial assessment of high school -

ers' work ethic was wrong. "l saw that they were very

reliable.The more I would see that, the more I would

work with them ?'

A handful of high school students that March

groomed has gone on to successful careers in the

business, including CBS Radio urban WPEG (Power 98) /Charlotte nighttime host Danny Diaz,

who March hired as a board op /mixer.

March says he never regarded working with

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beginners as a challenge-he saw it as an opportunity "1 was blessed to have a lot of great talent that

I was able to recruit to come down there :' he says.

"I knew that Columbus, Ga., was where I was going

to get people who were just beginning and I prid- ed myselfthat I would get these people and I would

help them prepare themselves for the next move in

their careers"

The Big Payback Selflessly mentoring newcomers has paid dividends

that March could have never foreseen. He first hired

Terri Thomas (now PD of Radio One /Houston's urban KBXX [97.9 the Box] and gospel KROI [Praise 92.1]) to host middays on Davis urban

WFXE (Foxy 105) /Columbus. She's just one of several programmers and personalities he mentored at the station.

"When you look at the people that came through

Foxy 105 when I programmed it that are now program directors or very successful in radio -it's a long

list," he says. Among them:

Former part-timer Long John, now PD /afternoon personality at Citadel urban AC WUHT (Hot 107.7) /Birmingham.

Former night show duo Al Irving and Bill Black,

currently PD of URBan Radio's urban KBCE/ Alexandria, La., and APD /MD of Radio One urban WHTA (Hot 11)7.9) /Atlanta, respectively.

Overnight personality Chris Coleman, now APD /afternoon personality at Cox Radio urban AC

WBHK (98.7 Kiss) /Birmingham. Of all his prominent protégés, March says he's

most proud of Thomas, whom he hired straight

WHRP/Huntsville Honor Roll Cumulus urban AC

WHRP /Huntsville, Ala.,

was hip -hop when it

first launched under

Phillip David March,

who spent two years

cultivating his team

there. "I'm really proud

of that staff," March

says. "They were young

and hungry and

listened to what I told

them to do. I would

always plug them into

the network that I had

established." Now that

several have moved up

to more desirable

positions, it's difficult

to deny March's ability

to spot and groom

talent.

Brandi Garcia

Then: Midday

personality

Now: KBXX /Houston

midday personality

Derrick "LiI' D"

Greene

Then: MD /night show

personality

Now: Clear Channel/

Georgia director of

urban programming

(Columbus /Albany/

Lagrange)

Ghost Then: Production

director /producer of

"The Doug Banks

Morning Show"

Now: WHUR/

Washington

production director

DJ Infamous Then: Weekend mixer

Now: WVEE /Atlanta

night show mixer

DJ E -Feezy

Then: Weekend mixer

Now: WGZB /Louisville

night show host/mixer

out of college and worked with for five years in

Columbus, helping her hone on -air skills and promoting her to MD. "One day I was driving in [to

do] my shift and I heard Terri, and she sounded so good, so professional. When I got to the station

I said, `Get your résumé, your tape together. It's

time for you to go-you cannot grow anymore in this market.You need to go somewhere else to

learn more.' "

While some managers do everything in their

power to hang on to talented individuals, March took

pride in helping his employees grow, even if it meant

losing them to other stations. "I want people around

me who want bigger and better things," he says.

Thomas landed at Radio One's urban WIZF (100.9 the Wiz) /Cincinnati, where she worked her

way up the ranks from midday personality to MD

to PD. Along the way, she stayed in touch with

March.When the PD position opened at co -owned KBXX, it was March who encouraged her to go for

the gig after getting word that she was a contender.

"Terri had not applied for the job because one of our other friends, Long John, was going to apply,"

March says. "I was like,`Terri, you need to go for that:

She was like, ̀ You think I could do the job ?' I said,

`There's no doubt in my mind you are capable of doing that job' So she went after it with a vengeance

and got it" Thomas' move to Houston created a PD open-

ing at WIZF, a station March programmed for eight

months in 1999. It wasn't long before Thomas rec-

ommended her mentor for the position.

March says, "My initial feeling was, `I'm never

going back to Cincinnati because it was such a bad

experience [under previous ownership].' But I real-

ly did feel as though I had some unfinished busi-

ness there, because I really felt that I could make

an impact" After leaving WIZF, March stepped away from

radio for two years until another one of his protégés

offered assistance. This tine, it was someone he

trained in college radio at Emerson College: Ken

Johnson, then VP of urban programming for

Cumulus. Johnson offered him a job, as PD of WHRP /Huntsville, Ala., and March went on to

work for Cumulus for four years.

Throughout a career full of mentoring others,

March says there has been one lesson he always

went out of his way to teach: "Always reach back

and help someone. Don't keep the position to

yourself and don't keep the knowledge to yourself. Share it." /ASR

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3652 +301 31.040 5

3635 -24 31.497 4

3589 +50 31.035 6

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2873 -539 24.733 9

2778 -365 24.726 10

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2719 +275 27.165 7

2370 +493 24.225 13

2355 +158 19.912 15

2327 +655 25.405 8

2015 +596 21.364 14

1915 +284 16.019 16

1643 +378 15.364 18

1292 -398 11.653 19

1287 -339 15.364 17

1282 +98 6.356 25

1193 -130 5.476 27

1079 +183 5317 ' 30

1043 - 133 1417 22

1025 +234 7.548 21

976 -249 5.278 31

956 +70 3.773 -

942 5.357 29

937 +91 9.242 20

877 -122 5.397 28

841 +39 4.244 36

810 -305 4.648 33

793 -2 3.890 40

783 -3 4.560 34

756 +69 3.111

756 -8 3.979 39

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716 -459 3.620 -

671 +48 2.707 -

607 +82 2.169 -

601 +229 6.663 24


NEW STATIONS

THE GAME FEAT. KEYSHIA COLE Games Pain (Geffen/Interscope) KATZ, KBTT, KHTE, KIPR, KJMM, KKOA, KMJJ, KOPW, KPRS, KRRQ, KVSP, WAMO, WBFA, WBLK, WBTF, WBTP, WCDX, WDKX, WEDR, WEMX, WEUP, WFXA, WFXE, WHRK, WHXT, WJBT, WJKS, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJWZ, WJZO, WJZE, WPEG, WPGC, WPHI, WPWX, WQBT, WQHH, WQUE, WRBJ, WTMG, WUBT, WUSL, WVEE, WWWZ, WXBT, WZFX, WZHT, XM The City

50

KANYE WEST FEAT. CHRIS MARTIN 37 Homecoming (Roc -A -Fella /Def Jam/IDJMG) KBTT, KDAY, KHTE, KIPR, KJMM, KKDA, KOPW, KPRS, KRRQ, KVSP, Sirius Hot Jama, WAMO, WBFA, WELK, WBTF, WDKX, WEUP, WFXA, WFXE, WGZB, WJKS, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJWZ, WJZD, WJZE, WPEG, WPWX, WQHH, WRBJ, WTMG, WWWZ, WXBT, WZFX, WZHT, XM The City

LLOYD FEAT. LIL WAYNE 36 Girls Around The World (The Inc./Universal Motown) KBTT, KOAY, KHTE, KIPR, KJMM, KKDA, KOPW, KPRS, KRRQ, KVSP, WBFA, WBLK, WBTF, WCDX, WDKX, WEMX, WERQ, WEUP, WFXA, WFXE, WHXT, WJKS, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJZD, WJZE, WPEG, WPGC, WPRW, WQUE, WRBJ, WTMG, WWWZ, WZFX, WZHT

BIG BOI FEAT. ANDRE 3000 & RAEKWON 32 Royal Flush (LaFace/Zomba) KBTT, KHTE, KIPR, KJMM, KKDA, KOPW, KRRQ, KVSP, WBFA, WBTF, WEMX, WEUP, WFXA, WFXE, WHXT, WJBT, WJKS, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJWZ, WJZD, WJZE, WPRW, WPWX, WQBT, WRBJ, WWWZ, WXBT, WZFX, WZHT, XM The City

LUPE FIASCO Hip -Hop Saved My Life Ost & 15t1/Atlantic) KBTT, KIPR, KJMM, KKDA, KMEL, KOPW, KVSP, WEMX, WEUP, WFXA, WFXE, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJZD, WTMG

16

Steal My Show (Blackground/Universal Motown) KBTT, KOPW, WBFA, WBLK, WDKX, WEMX, WEUP, WFXE, WJKS, WJMI, WJTT, WJUC, WJZD, WTMG

14

SHAWTY LO 11

Foolish (04L/Asylum) KATZ, KMJJ, KRRQ, WAMO, WBLX, WEAS, WEMX, WPWX, WQOK, WQUE, WXBT

ADDED AT... POWER WJTT 94 Chattanooga, TN

PD: Keith Landecker MD: Magic Crutcher

Big Boi, Royal Flush, 13 Q, Steal My Show, 4 The Game Feat. Keyshia Cole, Games Pain, 2 Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin, Homecoming, 0 Lloyd Feat. Lil Wayne, Girls Around The World, O

Lupe Fiasco, Hip -Hop Saved My Life, 0 Tynisha Keli, I Wished You Laved Me, O

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LIL WAYNE'S "LOLLIPOP" TACKS ON MORE ACCOLADES.

WITH 1,562 PLAYS SEPARATING THE TRACK FROM RICK ROSS' "THE BOSS," IT IS THE LARGEST MARGIN BETWEEN THE TOP TWO ON URBAN SINCE T- PAIN'S "BUY U A DRANK (SHAWTY SNAPPIN')" HAD A LEAD OF 1,703 PLAYS OVER R. KELLY'S "I'M A FLIRT" IN THE MAY 18, 2007, ISSUE.


THE GAME FEAT. KEYSHIA COLE Game's Pain (Oeffen /Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS:


587/373

66

HOT STYLZ FEAT. YUNG JOC 583/302 Lookin Boy (Swagg Team /Block /Jive /Zomba) TOTAL STATIONS: 65

LIL WAYNE 558/169 A Milli (Cash Money /Universal Motown) TOTAL STATIONS: 52

BUN B FEAT. SEAN KINGSTON 508/32 That's Gangsta (Rap -A -Lot 4 Life /Asylum) TOTAL STATIONS: 51

JAHEIM FEAT. KEYSHIA COLE 496/37 I've Changed (Divine Mill /Atlantic) TOTAL STATIONS: 39

LLOYD FEAT. LIL' WAYNE Girls Around The World (The Inc. /Universal Motown) TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAYS /GAIN

486/171

50

FAT JOE FEAT. PLIES & DRE 419/116 Ain't Sayin Nothin' (Terror Squad /Imperial /Capitol) TOTAL STATIONS: 57

KARDINAL OFFISHALL FEAT. AKON 390/70 Dangerous (KonLive /Geffen /U niversa I )

TOTAL STATIONS: 58

PLEASURE P. 388/33 Did You Wrong (Not Listed) TOTAL STATIONS: 17

YOUNG JEEZY FEAT - KANYE WEST 355/355 Put On (Corporate Thuge /Def Jam /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS: 46

MOST INCREASED

PLAYS

KEYSHIA COLE Heaven Sent (Imani/Oeffen/Interscope) WWPR+56, WZHT+44, WKYS+35, WPEG+27, WJBT +26, KNDA +25, WHiI-11-1 +24, WEDR +21, WGCI+H, WJLB +19

v? THE -DREAM I Luv Your Girl (Radio Killa /Def Jam /IDJMG) W WPR +44, WJZE +39, KBFB +31, KBXX +26, WJKS +25,

W-lTD +22, WJLB +21, KOPW +21, WERQ +20, WXBT +18

It CHRIS BROWN Take You Down (Jive/Zomba) WPEG +39, WWPR +36, WBTJ +28, WZHT +28, WQUE +25,

KBFB +21, WXBT +20, W./LB +19, WIKS +19, WJKS +18

11 USHER FEAT. BEYONCE & LIL WAYNE Love In This Club, Part II (LaFere/Zomba) WOW +44, KBFB +33, WJMH +31, KBTT +25, WPRW +2Z WBFA +21, XCTY +19, WJBT +19, WIKS +18, WBLK +TI

it ALICIA KEYS Teenage Love Affair (MBK/J/RMG) WENZ +42, WORT +33, WPHI 18, WJZE +18, WFXE +17

WHRK +17, WBTF +16, KTCX +16, WEDR +15, WKYS +15

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2008 LEGEND: See legend to charts in charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 82 urban stations are electronically monitored by Niesen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rap chart comprised of 82 urban and 76 Rhythmic electronically monitored Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems stations. O 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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RAHEEM DEVAUGHN WOMAN

JAHEIM NEVER

ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN

MARY J. BLIGE JUST FINE

ERYKAH BADU HONEY UNIVERSAL MOTOWN

MARVIN SAPP MOST INCREASED PLAYS NEVER WOOLS HAVE MADE IT VERITY /ZOMBA

MARIAH CAREY Il TOUCH MY BODY ISLAND /IDJMG

J. HOLIDAY Il SUFFOCATE MUSIC LINE /CAPITOL

JILL SCOTT MY LOVE HIDDEN BEACH

KEITH SWEAT FEATURING PAISLEY BETTIS SVGA SAGA RIGA KEIA /ATCO /RHINO

ANGIE STONE SOMETIMES STAR /CMG

LYFE JENNINGS NEVER NEVER LAND COLUMBIA

NOEL GOURDIN THE RIVER EPIC

MARY J. BLIGE WORK THAT MATRIARCH /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE

CHARLIE WILSON FEATURING T -PAIN SUPA SEW/ JIVE / ZOMBA

LEDISI IN THE MORNING VER JE FORECAST /VERVE

ALICIA KEYS AIRPOWER TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR MBK/J/RMG

DWELE I'M CHEATIN' KOCH

AL GREEN FEATURING JOHN LEGEND STAY WITH ME (BY THE SEA) SLUE NOTE/CAPITOL

JAHEIM FEATURING KEYSHIA COLE I'VE CHANGED DIVINE MILUATLANTIC

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MARCUS MILLER FEATURING CORINNE BAILEY RAE FREE 3 DEUCES /CMG

LALAH HATHAWAY LET GO STAX /CMG

8 CHRISETTE MICHELE LOVE IS YOU DEF JAM /IDJMG

RAHEEM DEVAUGHN CUSTOMER JIVE /ZOMBA

RAHSAAN PATTERSON FEELS GOOD ARTISTRY

11 JANET L UV ISLAND/DJMG

3 ALGEBRA RUN AND HIDE KEDAR

MINT CONDITION BABY BOv BABY GIRL CAGED BIRD /IMAGE

ERIC BENET YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE FRIDAY /REPRISE/WARNER BROS.

ANTHONY DAVID FEATURING INDIA.ARIE WORDS SOULBIRD / LNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

5 MARIO MUSIC FOR LOVE 3R0 STREET /J /RMG

MARY J. BLIGE HURT AGAIN MATRIARCH /GEFFEN / INTERSCOPE

WILL DOWNING FANTASY [SPENDING TIME WITH YOU) PEAK /CMG

BOYZ II MEN JUST MY MAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) DECCA

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1696 +30 12.785 4

1680 -7 14.638 1

1311 -171 13.462 2

1206 -168 10.610 7

1190 -50 8.936 8

1184 +255 11.969 6

1117 +23 12.243 5

960 +108 8.594 9

885 +41 6.742 11

856 -90 4.448 17

809 -156 6.715 12

752 +81 5.822 15

733 +35 5.854 14

564 +32 7.797 10

507 -113 3.201 22

506 +35 3.877 20

482 +148 4.009 19

451 +100 2.246 26

427 -37 2.481 , 24

413 +3 2.553 23

371 +36 5.963 13

323 -6 1.256 32

323 -24 1.738 30

321 -1 1.767 29

311 +8 4.465 16

268 +3 1.187 33

220 +18 2.137 27

205 +38 0.672 -

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203 +83 3.730 21

185 +42 0.974 38

160 +1 0.834 -

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NEW STATIONS

CHANTE MOORE It Ain't Supposed To Be This Nay (Peak/CMG) KDKS, KJLH, KMEZ, KNEK, KOKY, KQXL, Sirius Heart & Soul, WAGH, WAKB, WGPR, WHUR, WLXC, WMGL, WSRB, WXST

15

CHAZ By My Side (PRK) KJLH, KMEZ, KNEK, KOKY, KOXL, WAGH, WLXC, WMGL WMIB, WMPZ, WXST

11

Q Steal My Show (Blackground/Universal Motown) KMEZ, KNEK, KOKY, KQXL, WaGH, WGPR, WVBE, WXST

8

MARY J. BLIGE 7 Work That (Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope) KMEZ, KMJK, WDLT, WOZ2, V'HRP, WJMR, WQQK

WILL DOWNING Fantasy (Spending Time With You) (Peak/CMG) KJLH, KNEK, WACH, WNEW, WWDM, WYLD, XM Suite 62

7

LYFE JENNINGS Never Never Land (Columbia) KMJK, Sirius Heart & Soul, WCMJ, WHRP, WKUS, WWIN

6

ERYKAH BADU Soldier (Universal Motown) KJLH, WACH, WLVH, WMOJ, WWDM, XM Suite 62

MARVIN SAPP Never Would Have Made It (Verity/Zomba) WCFB, WFXC, WJMZ, WMJM, WROU

6

5

DELE I'm Cheatiri (Koch) KVMA, WDLT, WMMJ, WTLC, NUHT

5

LALAH HATHAWAY Let Go (Stax/CMG) KBLX, KJMS, WNEW, WUHT, °A/BE

5

ADDED AT...

WGPR Detroit, MI

PD: Carolyn James MD: Karen Addison

April Hill, I Wanna Be Free, 0 Ounce Moore, It Air' Supposed To 3e This Way, 0 Q, Steal My Show, 0

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PLC/LISTS GO TO:

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HIS FIRST URBAN AC TOP 10 AS

"SUFFOCATE" RISES 11 -9.


KEANTHONY I Ain't Tryna (Reprise /Warner Bros.) TOTAL STATIONS:

NEW AND ACTIVE PLAYS /CAIN

102/39

21

CALVIN RICHARDSON 101/35 Sang No More (Nu Mo /Shanachie)

TOTAL STATIONS:


APRIL HILL I Wanna Be Free

(Jazzy Peach)

TOTAL STATIONS:

LIV WARFIELD I Decided (B &M)

12 TOTAL STATIONS: 30

PLAYS /GAIN

59/24

11

52/4

USHER FEAT. BEYONCE & LIL WAYNE 86/7 Love In This Club, Part II

(LaFace /Zomba) TOTAL STATIONS: 19

ERYKAH BADU 80/62 Soldier (Universal Motown)

TOTAL STATIONS: 14

JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN 65/0 No Air (19 /Jive /Zomba) TOTAL STATIONS: 8

LEONA LEWIS 47/36 Bleeding Love

(SYCO /J /RMG) TOTAL STATIONS: 10

CHAZ 46/17 By My Side (PPK) TOTAL STATIONS: 9

CHANTE MOORE 34/6 It Ain't Supposed To Be This Way

(Peak /CMG)

TOTAL STATIONS: 6

MARVIN SAPP Never Would Have Made It (Verity /Zomba) WYLD +34, WJMR+T3, WMPZ +11, WKSP +11, WFUN +9, WVBE +9, KMJQ +B, WBHK +8, WOGT +7, WQQK -7

ALICIA KEYS Teenage Love Affair (MBK /J /RMO) KRNB +T7, SIHS +9, WYLD +8, KMJM +8, KNEK +7,

WBAV +7, KQXL +7, WHUR +7, WACH +6, WSRB +6

J. HOLIDAY Suffocate (Music Line /Capitol) KQXL +14, KNEK +R, WKJS +10 WXMG +B, WDZZ +7,

KMJK +7, KMJM +7, WLVH +6, WAGH +6, WRDU +5

DWELE I'm Cheatin' (Koch) WnC+14, WYLD +9, WMMJ +9, WDLT +9, KMJM +6,

WF(JN+6, KQXL+6, KNEK +5, WIMX +5, KVMA +5

ERIC BENET You're The Only One (Friday /Reprise/Warner Bros.) WNEW +13, WHUR +12 WMXD +8, WDAS +8, WJMR +8,

511-15 +7, WFXC +7, KJLH +3, WMIB +3, WVAZ +3

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R &R URBAN

WJIZ /Albany, GA

PD /MD: Big Scoop

KBCE /Alexandria, LA PD: AHrvin

KKST /Alexandria, LA OM /PD: Jay Stevens

APD: Wade Hampton MD: Corey B.

WHTA/Atlanta, GA* OM /PD: Steve Hegwood

APD: Bill Black

MD: Stix Malone

WVEE /Atlanta, GA* PD: Reggie Rouse

WFXA /Augusta, GA* OM /PD: Terry Monday

MD: JayTek

WPRW /Augusta, GA* OM: Steve Burke

PD: Tim "Fattz Snell

MD: TuTu

WERQ /Baltimore, MD* PD /MD: Neke Howse

WEMX/Baton Rouge, LA* PD: J-Tweezy

MD: Kool DJ Supa Mike

KTCX /Beaumont, TX* OM: Maurice DeVoe

PD: Doug Harris APD /MD: Adrian Scott

WJZD /Biloxi, MS* PD: Rob Neal

WBHJ/Birmingham, AL* PD: Mary K.

MD: Lil Homie

WBLK /Buffalo, NY* PD: Chris Reynolds

WWWZ/Charleston, SC* OM /PD: Terry Base

MD: Yonni "Da Rude Bwoi" Rude

WPEG /Charlotte, NC* PD: Terri Avery MD: Deon Cole

WUVA/Charlottesville, VA OM/PD: Tanisha R.

Thompson

WJTT /Chattanooga, TN* PD: Keith Landecker

MD: Magic Crutcher

WGCI /Chicago, IL* PD: Kris Kelley MD: Kenard "K2" Karter

WPWX /Chicago, IL* PD: Jay Alan MD: Barbara McDowell

WIZF /Cincinnati, OH* MD: Greg Williams

WENZ /Cleveland, OH* OM /PD: Kim Johnson

APD: Robin Simone MD: DJ Latin Assassin

WHXT /Columbia, SC* PD: Chris Connors

MD: Shanik Mincie

WXBT /Columbia, SC* OM: LJ Smith PD /MD: Brian Paiz

WBFA/Columbus, GA* OM: Brian Waters

PD: Derrick "Lil' D" Greene

WFXE /Columbus, GAS

OM: Carl Conner, Jr.

PD: Michael Soul

MD: Kenya White

WMSU /Columbus, MS OM: GQ Riley

PD: Sebastian Riley

MD: Shawna Young

URBAN REPORTERS WCKX/Columbus, OH* PD: J.D. Kunes

MD: B-Slim

KNDA /Corpus Christi, TX* OM /MD: Napp -1

PD: Richard Leal

KBFB /Dallas, TX* OM /PD: John Candelaria MD: DJ Big Bink Theodore

Turner

KKDA/Dallas, TX* OM /APD: Gary Saunders

PD /MD: Skip Cheatham

WDHT /Dayton, OH* OM: J.D. Kunes

OM: Steve Weed

PD: Scott Sharp

WHTD /Detroit, MI* OM /PD: Al Payne

APD /MD: Ms. Smiley

WJLB /Detroit, MI5 PD: KJ Holiday

APD /MD: Cheron Mans

WJJN /Dothan, AL OM /PD: JR Wilson

WZFX /Fayetteville, NC* OM: Jeff Anderson

APD: Mike Tech

MD: Sherman "DJ Drocc" Howze

WTMG /Gainesville, FL* PD /MD: Jamie "DJ Babyface" Pendleton

WJMH /Greensboro, NC* OM /PD: Brian Douglas

MD: Tap Money

WIKS /Greenville, NC* PD: J -Dot APD: Teresa Terry

KBXX /Houston, TX* PD: Terri Thomas APO: Kevin Jackson

MD: J Mac

WEUP /Huntsville, AL* PD: Anthony "Big Ant" Simmons MD: Jeffrey "DJ Illie Ill" Rice

WHHH /Indianapolis, IN* PD: Brian Wallace

MD: Don "DJ Wrekk 1"

Williams

WJMI /Jackson, MS* OM /PD: Stan Branson

APD: Alice Marie

WRBJ/Jackson, MS* PD: Kwasi Kwa

WJBT /Jacksonville, FL* OM: Gail Austin PD: G -Wiz

KPRS /Kansas City, MO* OM: Andre Carson

PD /MD: Myron Fears

KRRQ/Lafayette, LA* PD: D-Rock

KJMH /Lake Charles, LA OM: Bryan Taylor

PD /MD: Erik Thomas APD: Gina Cook

KZWA /Lake Charles, LA OM: Antony Bartie MD: Tammy Tousant

WQHH /Lansing, MI* OM /PD: Mike Skot MD: J. Hicks

KJMZ /Lawton, OK

OM /PD: Terry Monday

APD: Tony Tone

WBTF /Lexington, KY* PD /MD: Jay Alexander

KHTE /Little Rock, AR* OM /PD: Joe Ratliff APD /MD: Toni Seville

KIPR /Little Rock, AR* OM: Mark Dylan

PD: Joe Booker

KDAY /Los Angeles, CA* PD: Theo

WGZB /Louisville, KY* PD: Tim Gerard Girton

WFXM /Macon, GA

PD: Talus Knight

WHRK /Memphis, TN* PD: Devin Steel APD /MD: Big Sue Purnell

WJXM/Meridian, MS PD: Jigga JT

WEDR /Miami, FL* PD: Derrick Baker MD: Shelby Rushin

WKKV /Milwaukee, WI* PD: Bailey Coleman

APD /MD: Reggie Brown

WBLX /Mobile, AL* OM: James Alexander

OM: Maurice DeVoe

PD: Al Weeden

APD: Cortney Hicks

KRVV /Monroe, LA PD: Chris Collins

WJWZ /Montgomery, AL* OM: Terry Barber

PD /MD: Marvin "Doughboy' Nugent

WZHT /Montgomery, AL* OM /MD: Michael Long

PD: Darryl Elliott

WUBT /Nashville, TN* OM: Rich Davis

PD /MD: Pamela Aniese

WQUE /New Orleans, LA* PD: Derrick Corbett

WWPR /New York, NY* PD: Cadillac Jack

APD /MD: Nadine Santos

WOWI /Norfolk, VA* OM: Travis Dylan

PD: DJ Law

MD: DJ Fountz

KVSP /Oklahoma City, OK* OM /PD: Terry Monday

MD: Jo Corleone

KOPW /Omaha, NE* PD: Bryant McCain

MD: Albert "Big Al" Harper

WJHM /Orlando, FL* PD: Michael Saunders

APO: Keith Memoly

MD: Dawn Campbell

WPHI /Philadelphia, PA* PD: Colby Colb

MD: Bent Roc

WUSUPhiladelphia, PA* PD: Thea Mitchem

APD/MD: Kashon Powell

WAMO /Pittsburgh, PA* PD: DJ Boogie

MD: Kode Wred

WQOK /Raleigh, NC* OM /PD: Cy Young

APD /MD: Shawn Alexander

WBTJ /Richmond, VA* PD: Aaron Maxwell APD /MD: Mike Street


WCDX /Richmond, VA* OM /PD: Jeff Anderson

WDKX /Rochester, NY* OM /PD: Andre Marcel

APD: Jim Jordan

MD: Tariq Spence

KMEUSan Francisco, CA* OM: Michael Erickson

PD: Stacy Cunningham MD: Von "Big Von" Johnson

Music Choice R &B -Hip Hop /Satellite OM /PD: Damon Williams MD: Lamonda Williams

Music Choice Rap /Satellite OM /PD: Damon Williams

APO: Mecca Thames

MD: Lamonda Williams

Sirius Hip Hop Nation /Satellite OM: Geronimo

PD: Reggie Hawkins

Sirius Hot Jamz /Satellite* OM: Geronimo PD: Tonya Byrd

XM Raw /Satellite PD: Leo G.

XM The City /Satellite* PD: Lisa M. (very

MD: DJ Xclusive

WEAS/Savannah, GA* OM: Maurice DeVoe

APD/MD: Lil G

WQBT /Savannah, GA* PD: Bo Money

APO: Jeff Nice

KBTT /Shreveport, LA* PD /MD: Quenn Echols

KMJJ /Shreveport, LA* OM: Maurice DeVoe

KATZ /St. Louis, MO* PD: Taylor J

WHHUSt. Louis, MO* OM /PD: Jowcol "Boogie D"

Gilchrist APD /MD: Staci Static

WBTP/Tampa, FL* PD: Ron "Jomama" Shepard

MD: Coka -Lani Kimbrough

WJUC /Toledo, OH* PD: Charlie Mack

WJZE /Toledo, OH* PD: Rockey Love

APD: Brandi Brown

KJMM /Tulsa, OK* OM /PD: Terry Monday

APO: Aaron Bernard

WESE/Tupelo, MS OM: Rick Stevens

PD: GQ Riley

MD: Julian "DJ XTC" Vaughn

WLYX /Valdosta, GA PD: Big Nick

WSTI /Valdosta, GA

OM: Clark Johnson

PD: James "Killa Groove"

Walton

WKYS /Washington, DC* OM: Kathy Brown PD: Al Payne

APD: Dionne Burkett

WPGC/Washington, DC* PD: DJ Flexx

MD: Talya Johnson

WJKS /Wilmington, DE* PD: Tony Quartarone MD: Manuel Mena

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3 18

6 37

5 32

8 11

9 6

10 7

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J MOSS PRAISE ON THE INSIDE (PAJAM / GOSPO CENTRIC / ZOMBA)

JOSHUA'S TROOP EVERYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS (NEW HAVEN)

HEZEKIAH WALKER & LFC GRATEFUL (VERITY / ZOMEA)

YOLANDA ADAMS HOLD ON (COLUMBIA)

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KIRK FRANKLIN Jesus (Fo Yo Soul /Gospo Centric/Zorrba) WCAO, WHLW

2

BYRON CAGE Royalty (Live At The Apollo) (Gospo Centric/Zomba) WJMO, WTLC

2

JASON CHAMPION Always (Brooks/EMI Gospel) KHLR, WXEZ

2

TVE TRIBBETT Stand Out (Columbia) WPPZ, WXEZ

REGINA BELLE God Is Good (Pendulum) WXVI

1

SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY 1

Jesus (Kingdom) WPRS

JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA 1 Trust You (Blacksmoke) WPZE

ISAIAH D. THOMAS & ELEMENTS OF PRAISE (E.O.P.) 1

The Greatest (Habakkuk) WFLT

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WTLC Indianapolis, IN

PD: The First Lady MO: Donavan Hartwell

Byron Cage, Royalty (Live at the Apollo), 7

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REV. TIMOTHY WRIGHT A THE NEW YORK FELLOWSHIP MASS CHOIR YOU MUST COME IN AT THE DOOR (MQM /JEG)

ISRAEL & NEW BREED FEATURING T -BONE WITH LONG LIFE (INTEGRITY)

DEWAYNE WOODS & WHEN SINGERS MEET LET GO (QUIET WATERNERITY / ZOMBA)

DONALD LAWRENCE PRESENTS THE TRI -CITY SINGERS ENCOURAGE YOURSELF (EMI GOSPEL)

BRUCE PARHAM CALL JESUS ( EMIRO GOSPEL)

PLAYS TW LW

338 379

315 302

289 283

285 238

278 373

GOSPEL VETERAN NORMAN HUTCHINS OPENS AT NO. 30 W:TH "IT'S YOUR SEASON,' THE LEAD SINGLE FROM "SPONTANEOUS PRAISE,

VOL. 1," AND HIS FIRST CHART DEBUT SINCE

"GET READY FOR YCUR MIRACLE" IN JUNE 2006.


JASON CHAMPION Always (Brooks /EMI Gospel) TOTAL STATIONS:

NATHANIEL & NECY Serve Nobody But You (WOGG)

TOTAL STATIONS:

KEVIN JARIDO & NU VIRTUE Sunday Morning ( Emtro Gospel) TOTAL STATIONS:

JEFF MAJORS Glory Glory (Music One) TOTAL STATIONS:

DESTINY PRAISE His Will (Destiny Style) TOTAL STATIONS:

NEW AND ACTIVE PLAYS ARTIST /CAIN TITLE / LABEL

150/9

12

139/11 LEE WILLIAMS AND THE SPIRITUAL QC'S 98/4 He Laid His Hands On Me

15 (MCG) TOTAL STATIONS: 20

TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. Hold On (Integrity) TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAYS /GAIN

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(Tyscot) 13 TOTAL STATIONS: 11

102/102 SHAWN MCLEMORE AND NEW IMAGE 87/18 Sunday Morning

12 (WorldWde) TOTAL STATIONS: 10

102/11

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EUCLID GRAY Let Me Praise Him

9 (Malaco) TOTAL STATIONS:

JEFF MAJORS Glory Glory (Music One) WPZS +16, WNNL +14, WPRS +10, KROI +9, WPPZ +9,

WPZE +9, WJYD +8, WPZZ +7, WCHB +6 WJMO +5

KIRK FRANKLIN Jesus (Fo Yo Soul /Gospo Centric/Zomba) WELT +18, WFMI +12, KROI +9, WPZS +8, WCAO +7,

WUB +6, wpm +5, WJMO +5, WXEZ W, WFMV +3

DR. ED MONTGOMERY The Lord Is Blessing Me Right Now (Ablife) WJYD +5, WFMV +4, WJMO +4, WUB +4, WNNL +4,

WPPZ +4, WPZE +4, WPZS +4, WPZZ +4, WTLC +4

TROY SNEED PRESENTS BONAFIDE PRAISERS Work It Out (Emiro Gospel) WHLW +16, WTLC A5, WPPZ +11, WPZE +B, WPBS +6

KHLR +5, WN00 +4, WPZS +3, KROI +3, WJMO +3

TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. Stand Out (Columbia) WPPZ +15, WXEZ +10, WPZE +5, WCAO +2, WLIB +Z

WEHE +Z WFMV +1, WLOU +1

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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2008 LEGEND: See legend -o charts i1 charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 42 gospel stations are electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a

day, 7 days a week. O 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

WPZE /Atlanta, GA* OM: Steve Hegwood PD /MD: Derek Harper

WCAO /Baltimore, MD* PD: Lee Michaels APD /MD: Danielle Brown

WWIN /Baltimore, MD* PD: Mike Roberts

WXOK /Baton Rouge, LA* OM: LeBron "LBJ" Joseph PD /MD: J'Michael Francois

WUFO /Buffalo, NY* PD: Dwayne "Landers" Cumberlander MD: Duane Price

WJNI /Charleston, SC* OM: Michael Baynard PD: Belinda Parker MD: Anthony Baxter

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WXTC /Charleston, SC* OM: Bryan Taylor PD: Michael Tee

APD: Edwin "Chef" Wright

WPZS /Charlotte, NC* PD: Alvin Stowe MD: Tanya Rivens

WNOOlChattanooga, TN* OM: Lee Clear PD /MD: Sam Terry

WGRB /Chicago, IL* PD: Sonya M. Blakey APD /MD: Effie Rolfe

WJMO /Cleveland, OH* PD /MD: Kim Johnson

WFMV /Columbia, SC* PD: Tony "Gee" Green APD /MD: Monica Washington

WEAM /Columbus, GA OM: Carl Conner, Jr.

PD: Pam Dixon

WAJV /Columbus, MS OM: GQ Riley PD: Sebastian Riley

WJYD /Columbus, OH* OM: Jerry Smith PD: Dawn Mosby

KHVN /Dallas, TX PD: Antonio Johnson

WCHB /Detroit, MI* OM /PD: Al Payne

WFLT /Flint, MI* OM /PD: Sammie L. Jordan, Jr.

WEAL /Greensboro, NC* PD /MD: Joseph Level

KROI /Houston, TX* OM /PD: Terri Thomas

WDJUHuntsville, AL* PD /MD: Walter Peavey

GOSPEL REPORTERS WEUP /Huntsville, AL* OM: Hundley Batts PD: Steve Murry MD: Ricky Sykes

WTLC /Indianapolis, IN* OM: Brian Wallace PD: The First Lady MD: Donavan Hartwell

WHLH /Jackson, MS* OM: Steve Kelly MD: Lance Fuller

WOAD /Jackson, MS* OM: Stan Branson PD /MD: Percy Davis

KPRT /Kansas City, MO OM: Andre Carson PD: Myron Fears

APD: Freddie Bell MD: Debbie Dee Johnson

KHLR /Little Rock, AR* OM: Sonny Victory PD: JC Loves

KPZK /Little Rock, AR OM: Mark Dylan PD /MD: Billy St. James

WLOU /Louisville, KY* PD: Bill Price

WBBP /Memphis, TN MD: Doreen Graves

WHAL/Memphis, TN* PD: Eileen Collier APD /MD: Tracy Bethea

WLOK /Memphis, TN* PD /MD: Kim Harper

WMBM /Miami, FL PD /MD: Greg Cooper

WHLW /Montgomery, AL* OM: Michael Long PD /MD: Connye Bryant

WXVI /Montgomery, AL* PD: Glinda Perkins

WTHE /Nassau, NY* MD: Clara Mack

Rejoice Radio /Network OM: Frankie Hemphill PD: RaShaun Green MD: Samuel Priester

Rejoice! Musical Soulfood /Network PD: Willie Mae McIver

WPRF /New Orleans, LA PD: Kris "Cap'n Kris" McCoy

WYLD /New Orleans, LA* PD: Derrick Corbett APD /MD: Loretta Petit

WLIB /New York, NY* PD: Denise Hill

WFMI /Norfolk, VA* OM: Neal Williams PD: Mike Chandler

WXEZ /Norfolk, VA* OM: John Shomby PD: Dale Murray

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WPPZ /Philadelphia, PA* OM /PD: Elroy Smith APD /MD: CeCe McGhee

WNNURaleigh, NC* OM /PD: Jerry Smi l MD: Mel ssa Wade

WPZZ/Richmond, VA* OM: Jeff Anderson PD: Reggie Baker

Sheridan Gospel Network /Satellite PD: Michael Gamble APD: Mcrgan Dukes MD: Ace Alexander

Sirius Praise /Satellite* OM: B.J. Stone PD: Pat McKay

XM The Spirit /Satellite* PD /MD: Jay Bryant

WSOK /Savannah, GA* PD: E. Larry McDuffie

KOKA /Shreveport, LA* PD: Eddie Giles APD /MD: Sharon Flournoy

KATZ /St. Louis, MO* MD: Dwight Stone

WIMG /Trenton, NJ OM /PD: Felicia Brannon APD /MD: Robyn McCollum

WTSK /Tuscaloosa, AL OM: Greg Tomascello PD /AMD: Charles Anthony

WPRS /Washington, DC* PD: Matt Anderson

WFAI /Wilmington, DE OM: Melvin Brittingham PD /MD: Manuel Mena

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R &R CHRISTIAN

WLAB uplifts and encourages Northeast Indiana

A Star Will Lead Them

'Kevin Peterson [email protected]

hen Melissa Montana joined WLAB (Star 88.3) /Fort Wayne, Ind., some 19 years ago, it was her intention to "just help out"

livfor a little while. The station had been purchased a few years earlier by Indiana District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. It programmed Christian music during the day, classical at night and then signed off at midnight.

Apparently, God had another plan. Not only did Montana stay, she worked her way up as an

air personality, MD, GM -all of which she still

handles -to the role of OM. Eight years ago, she explains, "The former GM left and felt called to do something else, and I was put in the interim position. After about nine months of that, the board voted nie in as GM, and I was

very excited." Montana appointed Don

Buettner, who began with the station in 1996 and had several

years of mainstream radio experience in the market, as her PD; and then within a couple years, decided to bring in

Goodratings Strategic Services consultant John Frost.

Rising Star At that stage, the station's Star truly began to rise.

"We went by our call letters, as many stations do. But our call letters were confusing in this community, because there were other stations with similar calls and we realized that we had an

identity crisis," Montana says. That's when the station changed its name to Star 88.3 -and ratings began to soar soon after. "Branding was a big one for us."

She adds, "When we started becoming ser- vants, serving the listener, and quit being about us, it was amazing," she says. "Having a profile of whom we're serving made a huge difference. Even though we knew we were supposed to be

one -person oriented, we were still focused on everybody out there. We realized it was a mom and her kids that we were serving, so now we talk about her and her life and her husband"

Buettner actually credits two books for some of Star 88.3's success: Jim Collins' "Good to Great" and "Finding Common Ground" by Tim Downs. "The second one was huge in learning how to communicate to our listener," he says.

Montana and Buettner are

quick to credit the entire staff for the success of the station. "I

have to say, we have the most amazing women in the office,"

she says. "If you're not having great things happen in the hall- ways, then it affects the whole team. It's been a huge revelation to me, as I've hired people to realize that those who don't fit

on the bus have to be taken off the bus. My heart and passion to

other radio people is to encourage them that if someone is a cancer on their staff -on the air or in the office -you need to

protect your team and get rid of that by the roots.

Hiring the right people makes such a difference." As an example, Montana recently brought in

industry veteran Ace McKay, who spent several

years with the WAY -FM Media Group, to join the morning show with John O'Rourke, who offers years of experience from secular radio.

McKay took over for Tim Dawson, who hosted the morning show for 15 years, before recently leaving for the mission field in Ecuador with HCJB Global.

Mon tana

32 24/7 NEWS ONLINE a@ www.RadioandRecords.com

Call letters: WLAB

Station name:

Star 88.3

Market: Fort Wayne,

Ind.

Owner: Indiana District

Lutheran Church

Missouri Synod

GM /MD: Melissa

Montana

PD: Don Buettner

Morning show

personalities:

Ace McKay & John

O'Rourke

Most -Played Songs May 1 -7

Artist, Title, Spins Robbie Seay Band,

"Song of Hope," 46 Matthew West, "You

Are Everything," 45

Jeremy Camp, "Let lt

Fade," 45

TobyMac Featuring

Siti Monroe, "One

World," 45

Fee, "All Because of

Jesus," 44 Needtobreathe,

"Washed by the

Water," 43

MercyMe, "God With

Us," 43

DecembeRadio, "Find

You Waiting," 34

Laura Story, "Mighty

to Save," 33

Natalie Grant, "I Will

Not Be Moved," 33

Chris Sligh, "Empty

Me," 33

Phillips, Craig & Dean,

"Top of My Lungs,"

33

33Miles, "Thank You,"

33

Casting Crowns,

"Every Man," 32

Matt Maher, "Your

Grace Is Enough," 32

Source: Nielsen BDS

Uplifting And Encouraging With a good vibe inside the building, a solid staff

and advice from a proven consultant, the radio station continues to grow, as evidenced by the fall 2007 Arbitron ratings. Star 88.3 ranks No. 4

in the Fort Wayne market with its target of women 25 -54.

"One of the things that people have told us

and that we use on the air is that we're uplifting and encouraging. That's not something we made up. That's what they say describes us," Montana says. "We also hear people say

that we're their lifeline, their hope and encouragement. And they say they love it

when they can listen in the car with their kids because it's music that they all love."

Buettner adds, "People love it that we're safe

to come to. They know that when they have the kids in the back seat, they're not going to hear anything offensive. Like many other stations, we have our Star promise, and when we did the rebranding four years ago, we took off certain programs that we felt didn't match up with our safe promise."

Another connection that Star 88.3 has

made with Fort Wayne is community involvement. Events like a Renew Your Vows

Valentine Banquet and an annual Adoption Celebration build a bond between the station and its

listeners -and also attract local TV coverage. "Since I'm an adop- tive mom, we

do that every year.This year will be the 10th," Montana says.

Buettner recalls a particular incident of how the station serves its listeners: "I think one of the highlights of my whole time here is when the Colts went to the Super Bowl and played the Bears. We were actually able to send a listener who was dying of brain cancer to the Super Bowl. We sent him and his

wife in a limo, took care of their hotel and the whole works"

After naming several other charity events and promotions that the station is

involved with, Montana says she'd like to think that Star 88.3 is the most involved station in the locale when it comes to community outreach.

"The cool thing is that we've had all of this success, we've seen our ratings go up and so

many wonderful things happen," she says. "We know the Lord's hand is all over it, but we

know we're not done. It would be great to say

we made it to this point and just cruise on and enjoy where we are, but we want to continue growing. We still see opportunities that keep coming our way and that's an honor and a blessing." R&R

Buettner

MAY 16, 2008



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JEREMY CAMP LET IT FADE

FEE ALL BECAUSE OF JESUS

MATTHEW WEST YOU ARE EVERYTHING

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN ( INDERELLA

CASTING CROWNS EVERY MAN

NEEDTOBREATHE WASHED BY THE WATER

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TENTH AVENUE NORTH LOVE IS HERE

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NATALIE GRANT I WILL NOT BE MOVED

CHRIS SLIGH EMPTY ME

RUSH OF FOOLS CAN'T GET AWAY

CONNERSVINE LIVE FOR YOU

BUILDING 429 SINGING OVER ME

NEWSBOYS STAY STF ONL

MEREDITH ANDREWS YOU'RE NOT ALONE

LAURA STORY MIGHTY -0 SAVE

PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN TOP OF NY LUNGS

MATTHEW WEST SOME THI C TI

PLUMB IN MY ARMS

THE AFTERS KEEPING NE ALIVE

DAVID CROWDER BAND NEVER LET LI

FIREFLIGHT BRANDN-W DAY


CASTING CROWNS EAST TO WEST (BEACH SKEET /REUNION /PLC)

AARON SHUST MY SAVIOR MY GOD (BRASH)

LINCOLN BREWSTER EVERLASTING GOD (INTEGRITY]

TREE63 BLESSED BE YOUR NAME (INPOP)

MERCYME BRING THE RAIN (INO)

CDPWSDIGITAL DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE AT DMDS.COM

1 NIELSEN BDS CERTIFICATIONS PLAYS AUDIENCE

IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TW /- MILLION& RANK

NO. 1 (7 WKS) BEE/TOOTH & NAIL

1140

SPARROW /EMI(MG

SPARROW /EMI CMG

BEACH STREET/REUNION/PLC

A- LANTIC /WORD -CURB

SPARROW /EMI (MG

REUNION /PLC

ESSENTIAL /PLC

INO

ESSENTIAL /PLG

INO

Y ANTED /SPRING HILL

SIXSTEPS /SPARROW /EMI CMG

BE( /TOOTH & NAIL

BRASH

CURB

BRASH

MIDAS

INO

WORD -CURB

SPARROW /EMI CMG

1423 5 3.324 4

1309 +48 3.022 7

1231 -61 3.908 2

1176 -47 3.245 5

1174 +4 2.768 10

1116 +54 2381 14

1047 -19 4.088 1

1032 -3 2.993 8

1029 .84 3573 3

9% -29 2.558 12

970 +49 2.461 13

919 .1 2.305 15

914 2 1.854 18

894 -19 2.838 9

708 -5 3.031 6

695 .43 2.174 17

661 +44 1.160 24

583 41 1.249 21

541 27 1.1% 22

465 -1 2.745 11

443 -15 1.465 19

442 +15 1.003 25

-11 0.790 -

415 +13 0.689 -

-14 0.776

+61 0.824 30

60 0.779

355 -24 0.861 29

318 -10 0.881 27

304 .13 1.255 20

WORD -CURB 430

INO

INO 390

389

CURB 381

SPARROW /EMI (ML

INO

SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/EMI (MG

FLICKER /PLC

RECURRENTS

I1 NIELSEN BDS PLAYS CERTIFICATIONS TW LW

671 685

644 639

603 587

562 576

561 575

3

6

7

8

9

10

A

ARTIST NEW TITLE/ LABEL STATIONS

FRANCESCA BATTISTfLLI 9 Im Letting Go

(Fervent/Word-Curb) KBNJ. KLJC, KVMV, KXOJ, MAP), WBSN, WJQK, WL.PJ, XM The Messaae

BIG DADDY WEAVE What Ute Would Be LIMB

(FerventAgord -Curb) KBNJ, KKSP, WBDX, WMUZ

THIRD DAY Call My Name (Essential/PLC) KTSY, WLAB, WPAR

NATALIE GRANT I Will Not Be Moved (Curb) KFIS, KPEZ, WMHK

LAURA STORY Mighty To Save

(INO) WAWZ, WCVO. XM The Mess: ge

SALVADOR Aware (Word Curb) KTSL, WCRJ. WDJC

SWITCHFOOT This Is Home (Sparrow /EMI CMG) KXOJ, WCVO, WMUZ

BRANDON HEATH Give Me Your Eyes (Reunio&PLG) KKSP, KXOJ, WLPJ

NEEDTOBREATHE Washed By The Water (Atlantic/ Word -Curb) KKCM, WFFH

4

3

3

3

3

2

ADDED AT...

WMHK rTh IWMHK

Columbia, SC

PD /MD: Steve Sunshine

Natalie Grant, I Will Not Be Moved, B

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PI r YLISTS LO TO:

www.RadioandRecards.com

ARTIST I1 NIELSEN BOS PLAYS TITLE / IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL CERTIFICATIONS TW LW

BRANDON HEATH I'M NOT W IO I WAS (MONOMODE /REUNION /PLG.

RUSH OF FOOLS UNDO (MIDAS)

BIG DADDY WEAVE EVERY TIME I BREATHE (FERVENT/WORD -CURB)

CHRIS TOMLIN HOLY I5 THE LORD (SIXSTEPS /SPARROW (EMI (MG)

TOBYMAC MADE TO L( VE (FOREFRONT /EMI (MCI

546 521

5:9 569

5 5 523

508 495

506 503

JEREMY CAMP LOGS A SEVENTH WEEK AT NO.1

WITH "LET IT FADE,' HIS LONGEST- RUNNING CHART -

TOPPER SINCE "THIS MAN" INKED THE LAST OF 10

WEEKS AT THE SUMMIT ON THE FEB. 24, 2006, CHART. "FADE" IS CAMP'S SIXTH NO.1.


JEFF JOHNSON BAND Ruin Me (NuSprmg) TOTAL STATIONS:

JOSH WILSON 3 Minute Song (Spanow /EMI CMG)

TOTAL STATIONS:

MIKESCHAIR Otherside (Curb) TOTAL STATIONS:

WARREN BARFIELD Love Is Not A Fight ( Essential /PLG)

TOTAL STATIONS:

SALVADOR Aware (Word Curb) TOTAL STATIONS:

NEW AND ACTIVE PAYS ARTIST FLAYS

CAIN TITLE / LABEL /GAIN

275/45 MANDISA 160/36 Voice Of A Savior (Sparrow /EMI CMG)

13 TOTAL STATIONS:

247/5 DIZMAS Yours (ForeFront /EMI CMG)


19

152/27

190 /7 FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI 126/89 lam Letting Go

(Fervent /WordCurh) 14 TOTAL STATIONS: 12

1E1 /14 BUILDING 429 98/6 You Carried Me Word -C urh)


172/27 SKILLET 92/0 The Older I Get (Ardent /SRE /INO)


MOST INCREASED

PLAYS

FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI I'm Letting Go (Fervent/Word-Curb) KC MS 19, KTSL 19. WCSG 48, WLPJ 14, WJQK 9, KKSP 8 WMLR 3, WBOX 01, KFSH .1, KUC .1

MATT MAHER Your Grace Is Enough (Essential /PLC) WJIE 22, WFFH 5, KTIS R, WCQR 7 WVEJ '6 SIST 4, WAKW .4, WAFJ 4, KXOJ .3, WOX 3

MATTHEW WEST Something To Say (Sparrow/EMI CMG) WCQR .9, WBSN 7, WJTL .7, WAFJ .6, XMES 6. WRBS 4, WMSJ 3, WJQK 3, KXOJ .3, WPM 2

SWITCHFOOT This Is Home (Sparrow/Columbia /EMI CMG) WBSN 20. KBNJ .12, WCRJ 8, KCM5 .7, 14(510 fil, KWND .3 KBIQ 1, KGBI .5 KKFS 1, KKSP .1

BIG DADDY WEAVE What Life Would Be Like (Fervent/Word -Curb) KSBJ 20, SIST .14, WPBS 10. WBDX .7. KCMS .5, KFIS 3, KKSP 2

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11. 2008 LEGEND: See legend to charts it charts section for rules and symbol eaplanaticns. 53 Christian AC stations are electrorically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data System 24 hours a

day, 7 days a week. Christian AC Indicator chart compiled of 31 reporters. Christian CHR 25, Christian

rock 27 and soft AClnspirational 21. m 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. FUI rights resented.

KLl-T /Albuquerque, NM OLI Johann "Yo" Snyder M) Joey Belville

KAFC /Anchorage, AK OM. JD: Mark Guy APE1 /MD: Mike Carrier

WHMX /Bangor, ME OM. DD: Tim Collins APE 'MD: Morgan Smith

WONU /Chicago, IL* OM: Justin Knight PEI/,ID: Johnathon Eltrevoog

KXWA/Denver, CO

PL': icott Veigel

WJRF /Duluth, MN PD /MD: Terry Michaels

KNMI /Farmington, NM OM /PD: Darren Nez

MD: Kenny Montano

WSCF /Ft. Pierce, FL PD /MD: Jon Hamilton APD: Brian Strickland

WORQ /Green Bay, WI OM /PD: Jim Raider

WAYK /Kalamazoo, MI PD /MD: Mike Couchman

CHRISTIAN CHR REPORTERS WYLV /Knoxvile, TN* PD: Marshall Stewart MD: Kris Love

WAYM /Nashville, TN* OM: Dave Senes PD: Jeff Brown MD: Stace Whitmire

WNAZ /Nashville, TN* OM /PD: Dave Queen APD: Jennifer Houchin MD: Seth Routzahn

WJLZ /Norfolk, VA* OM /PD: Anne VErebely

KJTH /Ponca City, OK PD /MD: Tony Weir

APD: Jes Wes

KZRI /Portland, OR OM: Mike Novak PD: David Pierce

APD: Fuir Allen

KTPT /Rapid City, SD OM: Tom Schoenstedt PD: Jennifer Walker

WPRJ /Saginaw, MI OM: Aaron Dicer MD: Josh Thompson

KLFF /San Luis Obispo, CA* PD: Matt Williams MD: Noonie Fugler

WBYO /Sellersville, PA OM: David Baker PD /MD: Kristine McClain

KADI /Springfield, MO* PD /MD: Rod Kittleman

WBVM/Tampa, FL* OM: Chris Sampson PD /MD: Olivia Paff

WYSZ /Toledo, OH PD /MD: Jeff Howe APD: Rob Fairchild

KDUV /Visalia, CA* PD: Joe Croft APD /MD: Shannon Steele

WCLQ /Wausau, WI PD /MD: Matt Deane




R &R CHRISTIAN POWERED BY 111CltiC11

BDS MHOSDIGITAL


xg, ARTIST ó TITLE

CHRISTIAN CHR

JEREMY CAMP NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES


HAWK NELSON FRIEND LIKE THAT

RELIENT K THE BEST THING

STELLAR KART JESUS LOVES YOU

FIREFLIGHT UNBREAKABLE


ADDISON ROAD ALL THAT MATTERS

TOBYMAC FEAT. SITI MONROE ONE WORLD

AFTERS NEVER GOING BACK TOOK

THIRD DAY CALL MY NAME

ARTICLE ONE WITHOUT YOU

9 PAUL ALAN TO BRING YOU BACK

9 DIZMAS YOURS

EVERYDAY SUNDAY TELL ME YOU'LL BE THERE

PILLAR SMILING DOWN


THE MYRIAD A THOUSAND WINTERS MELTING

SEVENGLORY LET IT BE LOVE

SANCTUS REAL WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING (SOMETHING HEAVENLY)

SKILLET THOSE NIGHTS

BRITT NICOLE BELIEVE

CHRIS SLIGH FMPTY ME

CHRIS TAYLOR TAKE ME ANYWHERE

RUSH OF FOOLS WE ALL

NEWSBOYS STAY STRONG

FLYLEAF ALL AROUND ME

FALLING UP GOOD MORNING PLANETARIUM

CHASEN DROWN

INHABITED I WANT TO KNOW

63 ARTIST QJ 3 TITLE

PLAYS +/- IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TW

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

ATLANTIC /WORD -CURB

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

CAPITOUGOTEE

WORD -CURB

FLICKER /PLC

REUNION /PLG

NO

FOREFRONT /EMI CMG

NO

ESSENTIAUPL6

INPOP

WHIPLASH

FOREFRONT /EMI CMG

INPOP

ESSENTIAUPLG

BEACH STREET /REUNION /PLG

KOCH

7 SPIN

SPARROW /EMI CMG

AR DENT /SRE /INO

SPARROW /EMI CMG

BRASH

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

MIDAS

SPARROW /EMI CMG

SRE/OCTONE

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

0M6

7 SPIN

904

883

822

780

755

724

707

685

670

635

588

539

528

518

498

497

471

430

414

400

390

355

343

324

309

296

266

248

239

232

+12

+76

+4

+7

+39

+8

+28

-46

-10

-129

+20

+57

+25

+61

+35

+88

+23

-12

-41

+66

+83

+103

+32

+11

-10

+38

0

-7

+11

-11

ACOUSTIC FOLK SINGER LAURA STORY RISES 3 -1 ON SOFT AC /INSPIRATIONAL WITH HER

DEBUT SINGLE, "MIGHTY TO SAVE." SHE IS ALSO THE WOMEN'S PASTOR FOR ARTS AND MUSIC AT ATLANTA'S PERIMETER CHURCH.

24 2

ARTIST TITLE

CHRISTIAN ROCK

ANBERLIN HELLO ALONE

RELIENT K DEVASTATION AND REFORM

FAMILY FORCE 5 FACE DOWN

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH THE FLAME IN ALL OF US

STELLAR KART SHINE LIKE THE STARS

EVERYDAY SUNDAY APATHY FOR APOLOGIES

RUN KID RUN CAPTIVES COME HOME

DEMON HUNTER FADING AWAY

PROJECT 86 MOLOTOV

MXPX SECRET WEAPON

PILLAR RECKLESS YOUTH

P.O.D. ADDICTED

EMERY THE PARTY SONG

WEDDING I'LL SLEEP WHEN no DEAD

SPOKEN TRADING IN THIS TROUBLED HEART

DISCIPLE LOVE HATE (ON AND ON)

RED LOST

DEAS VAIL ANYTHING YOU SAY

SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER LAST REGRET

SECRET AND WHISPER VANISHINGS

EVER STAYS RED RUN

EOWYN SILENT SCREAMS

DIZMAS YOURS


NUMBER ONE GUN WAKE ME UP

SEARCH THE CITY CLOCKS AND TIME PIECES

SKILLET LIVE FREE OR LET ME DIE

HAWK NELSON FRIEND LIKE THAT

WAVORLY STAY WITH ME

SINCE OCTOBER DISASTER

SOFT AC /INSPIRATIONAL PLAYS

IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TW +/-

10 LAURA STORY MIGHTY TO SAVE

15 CASTING CROWNS EVERY MAN

`T3 JADON LAVIK COME THOU FOUNT

10 WAYBURN DEAN THROUGH THE RAIN

7 RUSH OF FOOLS PEACE BE STILL

u 5

13

4 E13,

3

INO 337 +110

BEACH STREET /REUNION /PLC 300 +61

MARK ROACH SURROUNDED



TWILA PARIS LIVE TO PRAISE

SALVADOR AWARE

BEC/TOOTH&NAIL 262 +31

WAYJADE 239 +25

MIDAS

MYRRH/WORD -CURB

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

WORD -CURB

MOUNTAIN SPRING

WORD -CURB

231 +51

228 +86

222 +28

221 +75

219 +37

213 +81

ARTIST TITLE


TOOTH & NAIL

CAPITOL / GOTEE

MAVERICK / GOTEE

TOOTH á NAIL

WORD -CURL;

INPOP

TOOTH & NAIL

SOLID STATE/TOOTH & NAIL

TOOTH & NAIL

TOOTH &NAIL

SSENTIAUPLC

COLUMBIA /INO

TOOTH 5 NAIL

BRAVE NEW WORLD

TOOTH & NAIL

SRE /INO

ESSENTIAUPL6

BRAVE NEW WORLD

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

TOOTH& NAIL

VERTICAL SHIFT

EOWYN

FOREFRONT /Evil CMG

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

TOOTH& NAIL

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

ARDENT /SRE/INO

BEC/TOOTH & NAIL

FLICKER /PLC

TOOTH & NAIL

PLAYS TW

E

+/-

299 +29

266 -11

251 -9

248 -22

224 +17

214 +11

206 +22

205 +15

205 +2

797 + 34

185 +41

784 +9

183 -18

182 -57

181 +1

181 -25

171 +1

161 +10

159 +18

149 -9

135 +20

127 +11

125 *3

125 -43

121 -26

115 +10

113 -12

103 -2

103 -16

97 +29

PLAYS IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TW +I-


STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN CINDERELLA

KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY THE POWER OF THE CROSS

MICHAEL W. SMITH FEAT. ISRAEL HOUGHTON & CHRISTY NOCKELS SO GREAT

KATHRYN SCOTT IBELONG

PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN TOP OE MY LUNGS

MANDISA VOICE OF SAVIOR

LESTER & HOLLY THERE'S NOT A CROWN WITHOUT A CROSS

GORDON MOTE DON'T LET ME MISS THE GLORY

CHRIS RICE TELL ME THE STORY AGAIN

INO 192 +42

SPARROW /EMI CMG 177 -32

MARTINGALE 175 +17

REUNON/PLG 172 +64

INTEGRITY 163 +55

INO 132 -2

SPARROW /EMI CMG 131 +43

LESTER &HOLLY 130 +14

SPRING HILL 128 +45

EB.FLO/INO 124 +24

KLYT/Albuquerque, NM OM: Johar n "Yo" Snyder MD: _oey Belville

WCVK /Bowling Green, KY OM: Ken Burns PD: Susan Woodard

WVOF /Bridgeport, CT PD /MD: Bob Gelberg

WCWP/Brookville, NY PD: Peter Bel otti MD: Reena Temburni

WUFM /Columbus, OH* OM: Michael Buckingham POND: Nikki Cantu APD: Laine Moneyhon

KVRK /Dallas, TX* PD: Chris Goodwin MD: Drue Mitchell

WSNUFlint, MI MD: Brian Goodman

WORQ /Green Bay, WI* OM /PD: Jim Raider

WBFJ /Greensboro, NC PD /MD: Wally Decker APD: Darren Stevens

WJTL/Lancaster, PA* PD: John Shirk MD: Phil Smith

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CHRISTIAN KIBZ /Lincoln, NE PD /MD: Ron Drury

WDML /Marion, IL MD: Tom Schroeder

WMKUMiami, FL PD: Rob Robbins MD: Kelly Downing

Effect Radio /Network PD /MD: Brian Harman APD: Amanda Harman

WJLZ /Norfolk, VA* OM /PD: Anne Verebely APD: Troy Alan


ROCK REPORTERS WITR /Fochester, NY PD /MD: Sal-rime Palermo APD:Wi l "Th R Tuna" Benson

WPRJ /Sagirew, MI OM: Aann Dicer MD: _osh Tho 7 pson

WJIS/Sarasota,FL OM: Kris Bier PD: MicF el e Tallone MD: Elis la Skorski

Firencape /Srtellite 3D /MD: Joe F-ayes

Sirius Spirit 66 /Satellite* PD: Al Skop

The Sound Of Light /Satellite PD: Bill Scott MD: Jack Eason

Whip Of Cords /Satellite OM /PD: Matt Rhodes

KCLC /St. Louis, MO MD: Dave Merkel

WBVM/Tampa, FL* OM: Chris Sampson PD /MD: Olivia Paff

WYSZ /Toledo, OH PD /MD: Jeff Howe

WCLQ /Wausau, WI PD /MD: Matt Deane

MAY 16, 2008



R &R CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN AC REPORTERS KGNZ /Abilene, TX PD /MD: Gary Hill

WFSH /Atlanta, GA* MD: Mike Staudt

WVFJ /Atlanta, GA* OM /PD: Don Schaeffer

APD: Steve Williams

WAFJ /Augusta, GA* PD /MD: Steve Swanson

KPEZ /Austin, TX* OM: Mac Daniels PD: Gary Walsh APD /MD: Steve Etheridge

WRBS /Baltimore, MD* PD: David Paul

MD: Chris Scotland

WDJC /Birmingham, AL* APD /MD: Ronnie Bruce

KTSY /Boise, ID* OM: Chris Gilbreth PD: Jerry Woods APD /MD: Travis Culver

WCVK /Bowling Green, KY OM: Ken Burns

PD: Susan Woodard

WAYR /Brunswick, GA PD /MD: Bart Wagner

WRCM /Charlotte, NC* OM: Gary Morland PD: Dwayne Harrison

WBDX /Chattanooga, TN* OM/PD: Jason McKay

MD: Justin Wade

WJKL /Chicago, IL*

WAKW /Cincinnati, OH* PD: Rob Lewis MD: Daryl Pierce

WFHM /Cleveland, OH* PD: Len Howser MD: Josh Booth

KGTS /College Place, WA PD: Elizabeth Nelson MD: Ernest Beck

KBIQ /Colorado Springs, CO* PD: Bret Stevens MD: Jack Hamilton

KCVO /Columbia, MO OM /PD: Jim McDermott

WMHK /Columbia, SC* PD: Steve Sunshine

WCVO /Columbus, OH* PD: Todd Stach MD: Mike Russell

KBNJ/Corpus Christi, TX* PD: Joe Fahl

KLTY /Dallas, TX* PD: Chuck Finney

APD /MD: Michael Prendergast

KNWI /Des Moines, IA PD /MD: Dave St. John

WMUZ /Detroit, MI* PD: Miranda Belcher

MD: Jon Culbert

WWIB /Eau Claire, WI OM: Paul Anthony PD /MD: Greg Steward

WCTL /Erie, PA OM: Ronald Raymond

PD /MD: Adam Frase

KHPE /Eugene, OR

MD: Paul Hernandez

KYTT /Eugene, OR OM: Dave DeArdrea PD /MD: Rick Stevens

KLRC /Fayetteville, AR PD /MD: Mark Michaels

WCLN /Fayetteville, NC

OM /PD: Dan DeBruler APD: Syndi Long MD: Steve Turley

MAY 16, 2008

KGCB /Flagstaff, AZ OM: Daniel White PD /MD: Mike Medlin

WPER /Fredericksburg, VA PD: Frankie Morea

KZKZ/Ft. Smith, AR OM /PD: Dave Burdue

WLAB /Ft. Wayne, IN* PD: Don Buettner MD: Melissa Montana

WCSG /Grand Rapids, MI* PD: Chris Lemke

WJQK /Grand Rapids, MI* OM: Troy West PD /MD: Gary Thompson

WBFJ /Greensboro, NC

PD /MD: Wally Decker

APD: Darren Stevens

WLFJ /Greenville, SC* PD /MD: Rob Dempsey

APD: Gary Miller

KAIM /Honolulu, HI* OM: Jack Waters

PD /MD: Corry Reynolds

KSBJ /Houston, TX* PD: Chuck Pryor MD: Jim Beeler

WCRJ /Jacksonville, FL* PD: Roger Henderson

MD: Theresa Ross

WCQR /Johnson City, TN* PD: Chalmer Harper

KOBC /Joplin, MO OM /PD: Lisa Davis

KUC /Kansas City, MO* PD /MD: Michael Grimm

WJTULancaster, PA* PD: John Shirk

MD: Phil Smith

WLGH/Lansing, MI PD: Jenn Czelada

KKSP /Little Rock, AR* PD: Don Burns

KFSH /Los Angeles, CA* OM: Jim Tinker

PD: Chuck Tyler

APD /MD: Bob Shaw

WJIE /Louisville, KY* PD: Jim Galipeau

APD /MD: Chris Crain

WRVI /Louisville, KY OM /PD: CC Matthews APD: Dave Reichel

KSWP /Lufkin, TX OM /PD: Al Ross

APD /MD: Michelle Ross

KVMV /McAllen, TX* PD: James Gamblin

APD /MD: Bob Malone

KJIUMeade, KS PD /MD: Michael Luskey

WAWZ /Middlesex, NJ* OM: Scott Taylor

PD: Johnny Stone MD: Keith Stevens

KTIS /Minneapolis, MN* PD: Jason Sharp

KBMQ /Monroe, LA PD /MD: Phillip Brooks

WFFH /Nashville, TN* PD /MD: Vance Dillard

Family Life Ministries /Network PD: John Owens

APO: Kevin VanBuren MD: Cecil Van Houten

New Life Media /Network PD /MD: Joe Buchanan

WBSN /New Orleans, LA* OM: Julie Headrick PD: Tom Krimsier MD: Libby Krims er

KGBI /Omaha, NE* PD: Melody Miller MD: Jeff Devereaux

WPOZ/Orlando, FL* OM /PD: Dean O'Neal

APD: Jeff Cruz

WMSJ /Portland, ME* OM /PD: Paula K.

MD: Kenny Robinson

KFIS /Portland, OR* PD: Dave Arthur MD: Kat Taylor

KSLT /Rapid City, SD

OM: Tom Schoenstedt

PD /MD: Dave Masters

KSGN /Riverside, CA* PD: Bryan O'Neal MD: Brandi Lanai

WPAR /Roanoke, VA* OM: Jackie Howard

MD: Brian Sumner

WQFL /Rockford, IL

PD /MD: Johnny b.

KKFS /Sacramento, CA*

PD /MD: Max Miller

Sirius Spirit 66 /Satellite* PD: Al Skop

XM The Message /Satellite* OM: Jon Zellner PD: Mike Abrams MD: Jim Epperlein

KCMS /Seattle, WA* PD: Scott Valentine MD: Sarah Taylor

WFRN /South Bend, IN

PD: Jim Carter MD: Doug Moore

WHPZ/South Bend, IN

PD /MD: Tom Scott

KTSUSpokane, WA* PD /MD: Beau Tyler

KWND /Springfield, MO* PD /MD: Jeremy Morris

KKJM /St. Cloud, MN OM /PD: Diana Madsen

KHZR /St. Louis, MO* OM: Sandi Brown

PD /MD: Greg Cassidy

WLPJ/Tampa, FL* PD: Carmen Brown

APD: Dave Cruse

MD: Jeff MacFarlane

KKCM/Tulsa, OK* OM: Steve Hunter PD: Chris Kelly

KXOJ/Tulsa, OK* PD: Bob Thornton APD: Dave Gordon

WGTS /Washington, DC* PD: Becky Wilson Alignay MD: Rob Conway

WGRC /Williamsport, PA

OM: Don Casteline

PD /MD: Larry We dman

WXHL/Wilmington, DE

OM: Dan Edwards

PD /MD: Dave Kirby APO: Sal April

Monitored Reporters

3

o o

3

o o o

7

9

10

18

13

14

10

10 13

14

BELMONT UNIVERSITY'S 2004 CHRISTIAN MUSIC SHOWCASE WINNER JOSH WILSON BOWS AT NO. 28 ON CHRISTIAN AC INDICATOR

WITH "3 MINUTE SONG," THE LEAD SINGLE

FROM "TRYING TO FIT THE OCEAN IN A CUP." (DUDS DIGITAL DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE AT DMDS.COM

ARTIST CHRISTIAN AC INDICATOR

TITLE IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL

o o o o o o o o 20

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AARON SHUST WATCH OVER ME

MATT MAHER YOUR GRACE IS ENOUGH

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN CINDERELLA

THIRD DAY CALL MV NAME

33MILES THANK YOU

DECEMBERADIO FINO You WAITING



AFTERS KEEPING ME ALIVE

NEWSBOYS STAY STRONG

CHRIS SLIGH EMPTY ME


MANDISA VOICE OF A SAVIOR

LAURA STORY MIGHTY TO SAVE

RUSH OF FOOLS CAN'T GET AWAY

TOBYMAC FEAT. SITI MONROE ONE WORLD

MARK HARRIS ALL FOR THE GLORY OF YOU

MATTHEW WEST SOMETHING TD SAY

DANIEL DOSS BAND GOD IN ME

WARREN BARFIELD LOVE IS NOT A FIGHT

JADON LAVIK COME THOU FOUNT

PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN TOP OF MY LUNGS

DAVID CROW DER BAND NEVER LET GO

JOSH WILSON 3 MINUTE SONG

SALVADOR AWARE

STELLAR KART JESUS LOVES you

Hit Music Research

ARTIST TITLE


FEE ALL -CAUSE OF JESUS

STARFIELD REIGN IN US


THIRD DAY CALL MV NAME


THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH WISH YOU WELL

FIREFLIC HT UNBREAKABLE


THE AFWRS NEVER GOING BACK TO OK

JEREMY-CAMP NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES

HAWK IELSON FRIEND LIKE THAT

RED PIECE

STELLA& KART JESUS LOVES YOU

PILLAR WILING DOWN

STEVEN :ARTS CHAPMAN CINDERELLA

PAUL ALAN TO BRING YOU BACK

TOBY M.0 ONE WORLD

MANDISA VOICE of A SAVIOR

TENTH MENUE NORTH LOVE IS HERE

INO

BEACH STREET /REUNION /PLG

BEUTOOTH & NAIL

ATLANTIC/WORD-CURB

BRASH

ESSENTIAUPLG

SPARROW/EMI CMG

ESSENTIAUPLG

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REUNION /PLG

WORD -CURB

INO

SPARROW /EMI CMG

BRASH

CURB

PLAYS TV +1-

SPARROW/EMI CMG

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FOREFRONT/EMI CMG

INO

SPARROW /EMI CMG

SPARROW /EMI CMG

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SIXSTEPS/SPARROW/EMI CMG

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WORD -CURB

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918 +39

791

784

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-39

729 +72

684 +4

665 +15

653 -114

634 +57

534 -36

534 -39

529 +2

472 +2

456 +23

426 +31

389 +11

385 +38

376 +62

344 +4

322 +21

319 -1

318 +35

292 +26

206 -57

192 +11

184 +4

182 -12

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165 0

158 +17

153 +29

W W IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TOTAL FAM% BURN% 18 -24 25 -34 18-34

BEC/TOOTH &NAIL 4.22 84% 11% 4.31 4.11 4.19

INO 4.21 80% 6% 4.53 4.1 4.28

SPARROW /EMICMG 4.21 75% 7% 4.16 4.05 4.09

ATLANTIC/WORD -CURB 4.14 96% 22% 4.07 4.21 4.04

ESSENTIAUPLG 433 72% 8% 3.69 4.11 3.97

CURB 4.12 73% 14% 4.12 4.19 4.16

TOOTH &NAIL 4.12 89% 17% 3.87 4.11 4

FLICKER /PLG 4.11 92% 19% 4.06 4.03 4.05

4.0 '- 94% 28% 3.72 4.1 3.95 BEACHSTREET /REUNION /PLG

INO 430 94% 19% 4.13 3.96 4.04

BEUTOOTH & NAIL 4.09 89% 17% 4.03 4.08 4.05

BEC/TOOTH&NAIL 4.08 92% 18% 3.94 3.9 3.92

ESSENTIAUPLG 4.07 87% 23% 4.15 4.11 4.13

WORD -CURB 4.06 90% 17% 3.67 3.74 3.72

ESSENTIAUPLG 4.05 74% 14% 434 4.15 4.14

SPARROW /EMICMG 4.04 97% 24% 3.76 3.7 3.72

WHIPLASH 4.03 62% 17% 4.12 3.79 3.92

FOREFRONT /EMI CMG 4.00 95% 25% 3.91 4.1 4.02

SPARROW /EMI CMG 4.00 74% 11% 3.5 3.10-4 3.69

REUNION /PLG 3.99 90% 18% 3.81 4.01 3.92

This repor..is a cumulative sample of current online music surveys conducted by Christian CHR stations across the country. Total

sample size is 920 respondents. Total average favorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= don't like it at all, 5 = love it). Total famil .rity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total burn represents the number of respondents who ;aid they are tired of hearing the song. Sample composition is based on persons 12 +. Persons are screened via the internet. OE1ce passed, they can take the music test when invited to do so by their local radio station. When comparing this data

with what r happening at your station please keep in mind that number of spins, percentage of familiarity, and other factors must be considered, and that your results may vary accordingly. HitMusicResearch.com results are intended to show opinions of participants o- the internet only. Hit Music Research is a registered trademark of HitMusicResearch.com. The HMR system is available exclusively for local Christian radio stations by contacting Ken Farley at (615) 331 -0736 or Ken @hitmusicresearch.com

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RE R COUNTRY SPECIAL

ACM executive director Bob Romeo offers a history lesson, but has his eye on the future

What Happens InVegas... R.J. Curtis [email protected]

In the interest of preserving stability for the tourism economy in LasVegas, R &R respectfully submits this advice for Sin City's civic leaders: If you truly value the yearly pilgrimage of the country music industry to your fair city for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, if you enjoy the onslaught of rabid country music fans eager to see their favorite stars, if you appreciate the amount of time and money both factions spend in your casi- nos, then for goodness sake, never, ever run out of Crown Royal.

You see, that's what did happen in Los

Angeles. For 38 years, the L.A. -based ACM held its annual awards show there, but on a spring evening prior to the awards not so long ago, a

couple ofACM big shots tried to order one more toddy for the road -and they were turned away.

One of the pair was longtime promotion executive Jack Lamier, then -ACM president and a man who loves his Crown and water. His drinking buddy that night was the academy's then- chair- man, Bob Romeo, who prefers Crown and Coke.

Romeo was willing to let it slide, but remembers, `Jack, he put on a little show and started stomping around, getting all wound up. He said

to me, `You know, we have to go somewhere that'll never run out of Crown.' I said, Jack, where is that ?,' and right away he said, `I bet they never run out of booze in Las Vegas!' "

The way Romeo tells it, "Running out of Crown truly changed the complexion and the future of the academy."

The process of exploring Las Vegas as a destination for the ACM Awards "made us have a

bunch of meetings with the industry and we

found that at that time, there was a feeling that the show was getting stagnant," he says.

Romeo and his executive committee discovered that perhaps the artists weren't being treated well, which led to questions about why they would want to support the academy "It cost our friends in

Nashville a lot of money to come to L.A. If there's no benefit and it's not fun, at some point somebody will ask why they're spending so much to do this."

Avoiding The Gorilla A positive response from record labels about the notion of moving the awards to a different city led

to a kind of domino effect, Romeo says. "Up to this

year, Dick Clark Productions [which previously

owned the ACM telecast] always paid us a fee to license the ACM name" Dick Clark Productions was

first sold to Mosaic, who then dealt it to Dan Snyder's

Red Zone Capital. Red Zone then began negoti- ating with the ACM and the resulting agreement made the academy full partners in the awards show broadcast.

Now the ACM is more involved in crucial


decisions about the show with CBS, the TV network that airs the awards program, such as

what night the show will air. That's an important point, because in the recent past CBS has

placed the ACM Awards head to head with the season finale and semifinals of ratings jugger- naut "American Idol."

That led Romeo to pose a rhetorical question: "Do [we] want to continue fighting that 800 -pound gorilla? I don't care how good our show is and what great shape we're in. We're going to get clobbered every time, and `Idol' is a phenomenon that isn't

dying anytime soon. So it's just got to be better." Now that the ACM Awards have secured a

better night -this year's show takes place Sunday, May 18 Romeo's only concern is the lasting impact of the recent writers' strike. "All networks got hit in ternis of viewership and the question is, Will that impact us? We won't know until the ratings come out; we might not get an

accurate number until 2(109" During the ACM's transition from Los Angeles

to Las Vegas, Romeo was also in flux, interview- ing for (and ultimately landing) the job as executive director. l'art of the interview process was sharing his vision for the show with members of the board. He envisioned an event that felt more like

a concert. "We needed to embrace more fans; if we

got to a bigger facility, more of them would support the show -which they have."

During its first four years in Las Vegas, the awards were held at Mandalay Bay Hotel &

Casino, with a capacity of 7,600.The 2008 ACM Awards will be held in the 11,300- capacity MGM Grand Garden Arena. "It's funny looking back," Romeo says. "There were only two places to look at; we went to the MGM and said, 'Oh no, we'll never fill this.' " But after two sold -out shows at

Mandalay Bay, a bigger facility was needed. Continued on page 38

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pose with a

familiar friend- an actual

ACM trophy.


Engage The Fans, Grow The Brand In 2008, the goal of engaging taus has evolved to the point where their votes will determine the entertainer of the year winner. Romeo notes, "At the end of the day, where are we as an organization and where is the genre without the fans? if they're not tuning in, our numbers are down and they won't buy the music or concert tickets and consequently, we go into a downward spiral:'

The decision to make the academy's most coveted award a fan -driven decision was not reached without a strong debate among its board members, he says.

"This is about the industry narrowing this down to the top five nominees. This year's nominees are

Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.] When it's said and done, if the membership [comprising representatives from the radio, label, publishing and management sectors]

voted correctly, the industry should be supportive and proud of anyone who skins entertainer of the year.

Ultimately, you have to give the fans the power and we have to get the industry comfortable in letting go of that control:. Though it won't happen this year,

Romeo says that in his mind, fixture ACM Awards

skill move tan voting into more categories.

In addition to tans having a greater say in how the ACM hardware is distributed, the academy has

worked hard to create a greater fan presence during the show. "We needed to have fans up in front of the stage," Romeo says. "When an act comes out onstage, I want therm to see the tans' eyes. If they do that, it will make for better performances"

Romeo says his hunch paid off the first year this was done, when Montgomery Gentry received a

standing ovation. "They no longer saw it as the industry'; they saw it as a room full of tans and put a whole different spin on their performance :'

Pre -Event Activities In the day. that precede the awards, there are now myriad events for fans and industry members to attend. May 17 alone features the annual ACM golf tournament, a Harley Ride and the new - artist showcase, featuring all the nominees in the best new male vocalist, female vocalist and group categories.The Fremont Street Experience pres-

ents two nights of free entertainment to the public- open -air concerts that have quickly grown to become one of the biggest annual events in the old downtown part of Las Vegas, surpassing atten- dance at the city's New Year's Eve show.

In the past. when people thought of a country music experience in Las Vegas, it centered on the National Finals Rodeo, taking place this year front Dec. 4 -13 at the 17,000-capacity Thomas & Mack Center. Now, the ACM Awards and NFR serve as

blockbuster bookend events with the potential for

each to grow even bigger. The ACM is a sponsor during NFR week, promoting its mega country event, which takes place six months later. "We have a great relationship with LasVegas Events, "Romeo says. "They have, in turn, sponsored our Fremont Street Experience two -day festival and I think they see the power of country music in Las Vegas

If there is a problem surfacing this year, Romeo says, it's a good one to have: juggling all the activities happening at one time, each of which is

becoming a success of its own. In addition to being the ACM's fifth year in Las

Vegas, this is Romeo's fifth year as executive director. He says he became more involved with the ACM when he Was elected chairman. "You become emerged in this web called the ACM and you start to say,') think we can do some things here.

it bit nie like a bug and challenged my creative side."

Romeo would be the first to tell you that sonic members of his board occasionally interpret that creative side as him being a bit out of his mind, but he also heaps praise on the ACM board. "They're open - minded; that's the beauty of this group. I can honesty tell you as executive director, I'ni not afraid to

take any idea to my board or executive committee :'

Romeo On Radio So what about radio? Before his five years as

ACM executive director, Romeo had a successful business hooking concerts and dealt with country radio all the time. In fact, he still books a few accounts and spends a lot of his summer on the road, which gives him a chance to inter - face with radio. "To me, radio is still the No. 1

vehicle to get the word out, whether it's selling a

concert ticket or publicizing the awards show." This is the first year the ACM broadcast will be

held on a Sunday, a change that takes away radio's

ability to prepromote the event on weekday morning shows the day before. Roughly 30-411

stations send personalities to the ACM Awards to interview performers and nominees in an annual remote broadcast produced by Westwood One, which pays a fee to be the show's official radio network. With cooperation from the ACM and the show producers, WW1 books the artists who participate in the radio row -type event.

Asked to share his take on the state of radio,

Romeo says: "Sometimes we bitch about radio; is it

even about the music anymore or is it about how a

computer selects the songs? But when you really talk

to these guys, they have it in their heart and it is about the music; it is about the act and the relationship :'

On the other hand, Romeo remembers sitting in a daylong seminar focused on radio sponsored by nonprofit Leadership Music, calling it "my

'Ultimately, you have to give the fans the power and we have to get the industry comfortable in letting go of that control.'

-Bob Romeo

most educational, yet disheartening" day there. As

he explains, "I'm sitting there listening to people tell us it's about familiarity, about being safe. Is that how we thought when a bunch of us took a gamble on George Strait or Garth Brooks? I think it stifles what we built the business on :'

Romeo says he doesn't claim to know the business of radio and therefore is "speaking from the fringe here" But he remembers a time years ago

when he was cutting his teeth in the business, and says, "There wasn't a show I went to that I didn't have lunch or dinner with radio guys and sve'd

talk about acts and who we liked. No one talked about computers and what you could and could- n't play. It was about the music. Over the years,

i've seen that power stripped away from people that I think, in their heart. really care.- RE2

ACM AWARDS: The Last Five Years On The Charts Sales gains on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart in the first week

following the annual Academy of Country Music Awards telecast are

sometimes more obvious than others, but one thing remains true every

year: Performing on the show brings more sales spurts than being

nominated or winning the trophy in a particular category.

History also proves, however, that other factors can trump the sales gained

by performing at the ceremony. For example, the biggest percentage -based

gain the week after the 2005 show went to an artist that had died more than

40 years prior, and a group shunned by country radio that didn't appear on the

show at all took the largest gain in overall units following the 2006 awards.

Here's a look back at the past five years of ACM sales gains, which include

each year's Greatest Gainer (biggest gain in overall units), Pacesetter (biggest

increase in percentage over the previous week) and the Hot Shot Debut (the

chart's highest debut by a new album), along with their respective chart moves:

2003: Greatest Gainer: Toby Keith, "Unleashed" (1 -2). Performed, won

entertainer, album and video of the year.

Pacesetter: Lonestar, "I'm Already There" (45 -29). Performed.

Hot Shot Debut: Jo Dee Messina, "Greatest Hits" (No. 1).

2004: Greatest Gainer: Toby Keith, "Shock 'N Y'all" (5 -4). Performed.

Pacesetter: Toby Keith, "20th Century Masters: The Millennium

Collection" (43 -33).

Hot Shot Debut: Lonestar, "Let's Be Us Again" (No. 2). Performed.

2005: Greatest Gainer: Rascal Flatts, "Feels Like Today" (3 -3). Performed,

won vocal group of the year.

Pacesetter: Patsy Cline, "Gold" (70 -52).

Hot Shot Debut: Toby Keith, "Honkytonk University" (No. 1).

Performed via satellite from Iraq.

2006: * Greatest Gainer: Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (69 -1).

Pacesetter: Brooks & Dunn, "Hillbilly Deluxe" (19 -9). Performed, won

song and vocal duo of the year.

Hot Shot Debut: The Wreckers, "Stand Still, Look Pretty" (No. 4).

2007: Greatest Gainer: Taylor Swift, "Taylor Swift" (4 -3). Performed.

Pacesetter: George Strait, "It Just Comes Natural" (25 -13). Won single

and song of the year.

Hot Shot Debut: Gretchen Wilson, "One of the Boys" (No. 1).

Compiled by Wade Jessen, Billboard senior chart manager /R &R

Nashville director of charts and operations

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Some Clear Channel stations torque up their current music percentages but it's far from a company -wide trend

Current -Intensive By Ken Tucker

While companies like Cumulus are cutting back on currents the company once had six stations on R &R's monitored county reporting panel and now has one because of low current music percentages -some Clear Channel stations have

actually boosted theirs in the last year. While WGAR /Cleveland's current percentage has gone up significantly, WFUS (US 103.5) /Tampa has

tripled the percentage of currents in its music mix.

WFUS PI)Travis Daily says his station's current increase is actually a return to the way the station entered the country battle with crosstown CBS Radio heritage country WQYK in 2005. "We launched with a more current -based strategy and then we got a little off track in the last few books," he says. "So we brought it from 4% to 30% current and had our best book ever"

The station jumped from 15th to fourth 25 -54 in Arbitron's winter survey, increasing share 3.1- 5.3. (WQYK moved 5.1 -5.5 and is No.3 25 -54.)

According to BDS Radio, 22% ofWFUS' top 50 most- played songs during the week ending May 6, 2007, were currents. Similarly, 22% of the station's top 50 spins came from songs that were on R &R's Country chart. A year later, a look at WFUS during the week ending May 4, shows 66% of its songs were currents and 52% of its

spins carne from current records.

Clay Hunnicutt

WFUS/Tampa 2007 Current songs: 22%

Current spins: 22%

2008 Current songs: 66%

Current spins: 52%

WGAR/Cleveland 2007 Current songs: 34%

Current spins: 53%

2008 Current songs: 44%

Current spins: 61%

The percentage of

current songs and spins

on each station's top 50

most -played songs

during a seven -day

period. 2007 information

based on week ending

May 6, 2007. 2008 information based on

week ending May 4.

SOURCE: BDS Radio

Robust Appetite For New Music Clear Channel VP of country programming Clay Hunnicutt says that while the ratings jump is important, it wasn't the reason for the current move. "Nobody said playing more new music's going to get me more ratings. We saw a lot of pieces of information that said we may want to move in this direction. We decided to give the listeners a little more of what they want and what they're asking for"

Daily agrees. "Tampa's appetite for new music is huge and as long as we are careful [about] what's on our menu and don't go too far, we just might end up being the market leader," he says.

WQYK also has high current percentages. A

year ago, 62% of songs from the station's top 50 were on the chart and 69% of its spins came from currents. For the week ending May 4, 62% of WQYK's songs in its top 50 were on the chart and 72% of overall spins were currents.

WFUS has increased the number of current titles

and the frequency of current spins. "Lucky for us

Nashville is putting out great stuff," Daily says. "The fact that James Otto has a No. 1 record and Jack Ingram has several songs that have charted gives me hope about two things. One, Nashville is going to let artists be artists.Two, other PDs ... are listening to the whole album and telling Nashville what is

great. I was starting to get concerned that on the PD side people had quit listening to music."

"We are in a good position," Hunnicutt agrees.

"There's sonic really good music coming out of Nashville right nowThere's a lot of great new artists

and there's a lot of established artists putting out great new music," he says, citing George Strait,Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw as examples. "You've also got the Taylor Swifts and the Lady

Antebellums and the Dierks Bentleys."

Responding To Research WGAR Pl) Brian Jennings has also increased his

station's percentage of current music. A year ago, 34% of its top 50 songs were currents. This year the number stands at 44 %. Likewise, the percentage of current spins went up; last year it was at

53% and this year they account for 61 %.

"The best music out there right now is corn- ing from new artists," Jennings says. "There have been a lot of stations out there going tighter and tighter. Our research indicated that one of the basic things country listeners look for in their station is new music from artists they like. The expansion began with familiar artists and grew as

the quality improved." While sonic Clear Channel country stations

are increasing their current percentages it is far

from a company -wide trend. "Every market is

different," Hunnicutt says. "I don't think you can put any kind of policy or any kind of criteria in

place across every single market. "When the music is good and hot we should

be prepared to respond to that and when it's not, we should be prepared to respond to that," Hunnicutt continues. "There is no black and white. We're all dealing in a completely gray area

of trying to figure out what is the exact balance of new music and older music, satisfying both cravings for the listener. They still love Alan Jackson's 'Chattahoochee,' but they also want to

hear'Small Town Southern Man.'That's a unique thing to our format that other formats don't enjoy. You can still play Alan Jackson and his

library can span 15 years.

"There's only so many songs we can play in a

day, and I think we're all trying to find what is

the best balance of current versus recurrent versus gold," Hunnicutt says. RAR




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RE COUNTRY SPECIAL

A conversation with Cumulus senior VP of programming Jan Jeffries

From The Top, Looking Into The Trenches By R.J. Curtis

Jan Jeffries has a unique programming perspective these days. On one hand, he's got an aerial view of the industry in his role as senior VP of programming for Cumulus Media, where he oversees all

formats for the nation's fourth -largest radio corn- pany.Then again, he's also back in the trenches, having assumed day -to -day programming responsibil- ities for the company's legendary country KPLX (99.5 the Wolf) /Dallas after veteran programmer John Sebastian's exit earlier this year.

Jeffries began his career as an air personality but quickly scaled the ladder to PD, working at

WLS /Chicago and crosstown WCKG. Other on- air /progranuning stops en route to Cumulus include WBSB /Baltimore, WLCY /Tampa, WSTR /Atlanta and others.Jeffries was president of his own consulting firm, Jeñries Communications Consulting, from 199(1 -1994, and then became executive VP of operations at Burkhart /Douglas &

Associates in 1995.

In 1997, he joined Cumulus as executive format director, then segued to the company's research arm, Stratford Research, before being namedVP of programming in 2(11)6 and rising to senior VP of programming last year.

In a conversation with R &R,Jeffries shares his

views on country radio and its relationship with Nashville. He also addresses questions about Cumulus music policies, technology and what skills he looks for when evaluating programming candidates.

How are you juggling the new day -to -day respon-

sibilities at the Wolf with all your national duties?

Simply put, I have lots of help and work for the best -run radio company in the country. Cumulus has systems that we have developed over the past

11 years that allow us to prioritize and effectively execute programming decisions. CEO /president Lew Dickey and co -COO John Dickey set

the gold standard early on for Cumulus with what is now a decade of polishing the systems at every station in all formats across the platform.We pride ourselves on having some of the most talented and dedicated people in the business, on both the corporate and local levels. It is for that reason, along with the ear and guiding hand ofJohn Dickey, that

'Success will always rely on good, solid programming. However, the future now requires fresh thinking on how we continue to reach and resonate with our targets.'

-Jan Jeffries

I'm able to oversee the various formats. We are a

team at Cumulus. I just happen to be fortunate to be captain.

As someone whose background is primarily contem-

porary formats, what are your general observations

about country radio and the state of the music?

Actually, any role has always included overseeing all

Cumulus country stations,in addition to the contemporary stations. Singling out the Wolf in Dallas to program is only a testament of my love for the business

of programming and my interest in country radio. My first on -air jobs as a baby DJ were at country stations

and my interest in the music and format have never diminished. Country music and radio are sexier and better than ever. That is a combination I find contemporary and exciting. Programming country is not unlike programming contemporary stations:

Concentrate and refine non music elements to meet core expectations and play the hits.

What's been your biggest "ah -ha" moment since

getting more involved with this format? The biggest has come from conunents from the country side of the industry regarding their surprise and shock that I elected to include country programming as part of my programming wheelhouse.

What can other formats learn from country radio right now -and vice versa?

All programming camps can certainly learn from each other. However, I think we as

an industry must

explore and develop new ways of increasing the "sticky" factor of programming and the varied methods of delivery to the entertainment consumer. "Jetsons" technology is

here. We must embrace it and investigate possi-

bilities of expanding the delivery vehicle of our product regardless

of format. Success will

always rely on good, solid programming. However, the future is

now requiring addi-

tional and fresh thinking of how we continue to

reach and resonate with our targets. The music business has certainly gone through and continues to deal with the upside and downside of delivery of their product and how it has affected the bottom line.

The R &R panels of monitored and indicator stations

have just two Cumulus stations listed:

WFMS /Indianapolis is a reporter, and WJCL/Savannah

is an indicator. Is being a country reporter a priority for

the Wolf or any of your other country stations?

It is important from a standpoint of maintaining a healthy working relationship with everyone. There are many longtime label friends of ours in Nashville. We value their friendship and contribution of product and information. Obviously, our No. 1 priority is driving ratings and revenue. Everyone in the business has a theory and opinion of what music policy works best. Cumulus does not have a "one- size -fits -all" mind -set. In fact, if you check rotations, you will see it varies market to market with the one common thread that they are hits in their market at that point in tine.

We've heard there's a companywide mandate about length of playlists, or a formula for when

songs will be added. Is this fact or fiction? Fiction. There is not a mandate regarding length of our playlists. Songs are not required to be top 10 to be considered.

Dallas has been a huge sales market for country, which would indicate a desire for newer music,

and yet the entire country radio landscape there

is tighter than ever. Why?

Local record sales are noted weekly as part of the consideration process. I have not noticed any glar- ing discrepancy of albuni sales and the music played on the Wolf.

What skill sets are mandatory for programming candidates for Cumulus?

Successful candidates have a keen sense for the importance of developing and maintaining rel- evance in his or her market, driving strategy, ability to effectively develop and direct talent, create and maintain a positive working environment that is self- motivating and the ability to apply his or her skills in interpreting and imple- menting programming data. And finally, a love for radio. Róñ




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Rodney Atkins travels an arduous road to stardom, but perseverance finally pays big dividends

The Atkins Died By R.J. Curtis

Many factors have led to Rodney Atkins' recent surge of career momentum -which includes four consecutive No. 1 songs, the most -played country track of 2006, platinum- selling CD "If You're Going Through Hell," last year's win for best new male vocalist at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards -and six nominations for this year's show. First, consider song selec- tion.Then there's Atkins' own songwriting and trusted produc- erTed Hewitt. Add a team of true believers and good old -fash- ioned tenacity. Or perhaps it could be the wardrobe. To

understand why takes a brief stroll down memory lane. It was 2003 when Atkins released his album "Honesty." On the cover, he is pictured in leather pants and a fine cowboy hat.

Compare that with the cover of "If You're Going Through Hell." Atkins is a hat guy, no doubt about it, but the kind he prefers is actually a cap that looks beat to hell, usually with some sort of agricultural product logo on it. Ditto for the T- shirt, jeans and work boots -well -worn. Now that's more like it.

It's ironic that an album titled "Honesty" (the title track garnered Atkins a top five hit) pro- jected an image not entirely true to the artist. Shortly after that project ran its course, he decided to change management. By 2003, he'd been on Curb Records for nearly six years, gaining little if any traction. When he met current manager Greg Hill, Atkins recalls, "He pulled out that 'Honesty' album, where I was

hipped up a lot." Hill knew Atkins already, but the guy he knew

carne around wearing the same stuff every day.

His advice, Atkins says, was "to be exactly who I am and let the music be what I'm comfortable with, instead of selling an image. He said I'd get tired of wearing a costume"

Hill put together a photo shoot with Atkins wearing pretty much what we see on him these days: ball cap, John Deere T- shirt, etc. As Atkins remembers, none of those photos were for the label to see. "We printed an 8x10, and every time we found a song we thought we liked, we asked ourselves, 'Would this guy do this song ?' "

So the adage must be true, even if it wasn't exactly intended for this context: Clothes do make the man.

It Didn't Happen Overnight Even after those six years on Curb, with two albums and two radio tours under his belt,Atkins says now, "I was still trying to figure out who I

was" as an artist. To those unfamiliar with the singer, he might

appear to be the latest overnight sensation, with the past two years crammed with major chart and sales success and industry recognition. But consider that labelmate LeAnn Rimes signed to Curb Records the sanie year as Atkins, in 1997. Rimes has sold more than 30 million albums since, while Atkins struggled to get programmers' attention. Other than the single "Honesty," he had no career to speak of.

He says, "You sit and ask yourself why it takes so long to get where we're meant to be in life;

then there's that old quote about how you can reach further on your knees sometimes."

After encouraging Atkins to find a comfort level with his image and :appearance, Hill turned to the music, and the advice was nearly identical. "Greg said,'You have to decide what territory to stick your flag in and who you're going to be,' "

he says. "The easiest thing is to be yourself; that will separate you from a lot of other artists,"

Atkins decided he wanted to be "the guy that people can relate to, where there's no facade and you're not perfect. "When it was time to start putting the music together, he turned to longtime collaborator Hewitt, who had produced the last

few tracks recorded for "Honesty" with Atkins. "He is a guy that I started writing songs with and


'Every time we found a song we thoug -ht we liked, we asked ourselves, "Would this guy do this song ? "'

-Rodney Atkins

helped me put bands together. He knew who I

was, my family, where I came from. And he allowed me to chase that stuff"

The process of putting together the album "If You're Going Through Hell" was the result ofAtkins going on eBay and purchasing a microphone, lap- top computer and a gadget called an Mbox, which he used to start recording demos at home.

Atkins credits the ability to do most of the work on the album at home, near his family, as

one reason that Curb changed gears. "The label guys said they thought it was the best stuff I'd

ever done." Atkins and Hewitt share producing credit on

"If You're Going Through Hell," a move he says

was inspired by another labelmate: "Tim McGraw was always hands -on with his music, and I loved that.You had that feeling early on that he wasn't just showing up, singing and leaving. I

did that too and constantly thought about that. Ted and I have gone through the entire next album together"

No Time To Waste The decision to stick close to home during this

creative process cannot be understated, because in

addition to Atkins' realization that being true to

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himself on a musical ICVCI \\,IS important, he also concluded that his family mattered most of all.

This was an epiphany of sorts, one he describes as an effort not to waste anyone's time. "I didn't know if I was even going to get to do another album," since "Honesty" wasn't a hit, Atkins recalls."It finally hit nte:You don't Want to Waste

your family's time. If I'm going to go on the road, I want to sing great songs that touch people's lives. that they relate to. so l'm not wasting my time either. That was the goal "

It all came back to the priorities that drove hint, Atkins says: "Family, people l'm around and the things you love being around." Ironically, sonic: of the biggest songs on "If You're Going Through Hell" were not written with the goal of trying to create a hit. As an example. when he turned in the sung "Watching You" to the label, "it got no response" Atkins says. Curb A&R chief Phil (;ernhart, who has since passed away, told him." 'I

don't get it,' 'mainly because! that wy.isn't the world

he was living in. But it was right smack in mine." Still, Gernhart encourrged Atkins to continue

writing and searching for the right material. "He's the one Who always stuck with Rodney when he was delivering firewood to Alan Jackson's house or putting down tile floors in his feather -in- law's

doughnut shop," Curb VI' of promotion Carson James says. "'Label ti>underl Mike Curb and Phil showed a lot of patience. but Rodney showed incredible patience, and it just shows how much he wanted it."

Atkins' Ems at radio were also willing to wait it

out. "All he really needed was a couple of solid hit songs to break through :'Wilk% KBEQ /Kansas City PI ) Mike Kennedy says. "Many people talk about writing songs from the heart but, with Rodney, you always knew it was coming from the heart because it tilt so honest and real."

Crowd reaction to an early club show in

Knoxville made a believer out of Mike Hammond, PI) at Citadel's WIVK /Knoxville. "When we started playing his songs. the phones always rang with people asking who he was,"

Hammond says. "Rodney is who he is, and lie's

just a nice guy. He hasn't forgotten where he came from or lost his appreciation for what tins have done for him."

Now that Atkins seems to have cracked the comfort level code for himself, the next logical career progression was to take his live show to a new level.

He's seen firsthand how that has node a difference in Brad Paisley's career, after supporting his tour last

year. He applies that sanie philosophy of planting the flag to live shows, just as in the recording process. "When I started writing songs, my problem was that I loved music but I never thought I

could get up in front of an audience :' Atkins says that when he first started appearing in

front Of live crowds, it was nerve- racking -hut he Soon got over it. "Once you get a response from the crowd and you realize the encouragement, how they

can carry you and die music is touching people. the performance conies way up :' Witching artists like

Garth Brooks and Brun Springsteeii-both renowned for epic live shows Atkins is inspired to

continue honing his own live craft skills. "You have

to.You become an artist that becomes known for live

pertürniances or you kind of disappear. It's the dif-

ference between hard tickets and soft tickets:'

Beyond Stunned i hen the A( :M hands out its awards for the 43rd consecutive year, Atkins has an opportunity to have a career night. A nominee for male vocalist, album, song and video for "Witching You." plus producer nods for album and song, Atkins may need an extra suitcase to get out of Las Vegas and

.1 ICw trophy case hack home in Baxter. Tenn. Surely he knew he was having a great year, but

how did he react to hearing his six nominations? "I Was completely stunned. Beyond stunned,actually." Yes, he knew the album was solid. Single "CleaningThis Gun" had gone to No. I . "ItYou're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" was the most -played country song of ?t a u,, vet it didn't receive c non» nations last year.

'The easiest thing is to be yourself; that will separate you from a lot of other artists.'

- Rodney Atkins

Chart History Title, Peak, Date

"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," No. 1 (four weeks), Aug. 4, 2006

"Watching You," No. 1 (four), Jan. 19, 2007 "Cleaning This Gun," No. 1 (two), Feb. 22, 2008 "These Are My People," No. 1, Aug. 31, 2007 "Honesty," No. 4, Dec. 27, 2003 "My Old Man," No. 36, Nov. 30, 2002 "Sing Along," No. 37, Aug. 2, 2002 "Someone to Share It With," No. 41, May 7, 2004 "Invisibly Shaken," No. 43, May 2, 2008 In a Heartbeat," No. 74, Aug. 22, 1997

SOURCE: Nielsen SOS

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-I guess my brain froze when they announced we were nominated for song and video for 'Watching You: I can remember sitting on the front porch writing it, then playing it for my wife -and now it's the biggest song I've ever had "

Out of six nominations, Atkins admits that the most nteaningrtol is the album nod: "It means you didn't put out just one or two good songs; you're giving people their money's worth. Just to be nominated for 'the' album 'category' is huge" Also gratitj'ing is the recognition coming 10 years into what he describes as "the ups and downs" ofa challenging career."! mean. l'ni not a great singer. Not a good- looking guy. Just trying to be myself, and it proves that it conies down to the songs."

One probably couldn't blame Atkins if he looked hack on the years when he didn't receive strong radio support with a little frustration, but he says that is not that case. "Radio is so important; sometimes we forget how important. They're people that I trust. I never lost faith in

radio when we had songs dying in the 70s." Beyond the issue ofspins,Atkins says radio is reliable, and "what you turn on when it starts to storm outside. It keeps you grounded to what's going on.That's what radio still is to the." In spite of the bad rap and negative press radio sometimes gets, Atkins remains positive about the medium. "They're not a bunch of giants out to get you. It's an honor when they start trusting songs you bring them: [it's] an amazing feeling:'

Atkins is probably more qualified to sing about going through hell than most, after logging 10

u nigh years in a challenging business. Still, he says,

"I'm thankful that we've been successful now, instead of when 1 was 28 or 2I :"

He doesn't believe he would have survived at

another label, giving credit to Curb. "They really

cared. Mike' Curb was pushing me the whole time to be autonomous, to produce my own niusic.They had the confidence to say,'You can do all of this: And that's what the ACM Awards do- they reinforce you.Winning new male vocalist last

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Clear Channel sweeps awards in all market sizes

ACM Station Winners: Triple Play Is All In The Family By R.J. Curtis

The Academy of Country Music's award winners for stations of the year represented a clean sweep for Clear Channel. The three outlets that picked up trophies for large, medium and small markets are all members of the Clear Channel family, and two are practically neighbors: Medium- market winnerWUSY /Chattanooga, Tenn., is fewer than 80 miles from small- market recipient WGSQ/ Cookeville, Tenn.; while 491 miles away, WM IL/ Milwaukee took large -market kudos.

All of this year's ACM radio winners have tasted industry recognition before, but station executives make it clear that it's never old hat and always a thrill.

Following is a recap of the victorious trio:

Large- market station of the year: WMIL/Milwaukee This is the first ACM station of the year award for WMIL, but the outlet does have prior, albeit recent experience accepting industry hardware. It was just six months ago that the Country Music Assn.

(CMA) honored 'MIL as station of the year. That was the first win for OM Kerry Wolfe and his staff.

The timing is perfect, too: WMIL is celebrating its

25th anniversary as a country station in Milwaukee. Want more icing on the cake? The station had a

great ratings book as well. In the winter 2008 Arbitron, it moved 5.8 -7.4 12+ to rank at No. 2 in

the market. "Hard work has paid off, and this year, people have noticed," says Wolfe, who refuses to take credit, instead deferring to his staff, "who've been here and been dedicated for so long"

Airstafflongevity is part of the station's recipe for success. The morning "Moo Crew" with

Small- market personality

winners Gator &

the Styckman

'The country format is better than ever; the acts are interesting and there s great variety. We're seeing increased TSL and cume in all demos and age groups.'

-Kerry Wolfe

Karen, Scott and Radar has been together for 10

years; midday jock Mitch Morgan, who doubles as MD, is a 25 -year station vet. Though after - nooner Mark Richards has only three years under his belt, Wolfe says, "He's been in the market for 25 years and has always loved country"

One criteria the ACM used in judging stations is community involvement, an area that WMIL has made a priority. Part of its 25th- anniversary celebration is the station's Countryfest concert, an event that WMIL has produced since it signed on. "That's 100% our show, "Wolfe says. "It started in a bar, and then went to a field, then this year we went to the biggest venue in town."

Not surprisingly, Wolfe maintains excitement about the format- especially now. "I think it's

better than ever; the acts are interesting and there's great variety. We're seeing increased TSL and come in all demos and age groups."

Medium- market station of the year: WUSY/ Chattanooga

WUSY is accustomed to receiving accolades from the country music industry.The ACM honored the station just two years ago, and it has won nine CMA station trophies. But according to 15 -year station vet and MD /afternoon host Bill Poindexter, this win is

"a different animal." Like many stations around the country, WUSY has suffered staff cutbacks during the past couple ofyears, "so everyone here has really pitched in with a true team effort.We have a good bunch around here and they deserve it."

Nobody wins station of the year by themselves, Poindexter adds. "We have some of the best folks in the world here. Our listeners have always been behind us on everything we do; the award is more

Academy Of Country Music Broadcast Award Winners National On -Air Personality:

Tie: Big D & Bubba (Premiere Radio Networks), Lia Knight (Jones

Radio Networks)

On -Air Personality, Major Market:

Gerry House & the House Foundation (WSIX /Nashville)

On -Air Personality, Medium Market:

Valleri St. John (WWGR /Fort Myers)

On -Air Personality, Small Market:

Gator & the Styckman (WGSQ /Cookeville, Tenn.)

for them than us. They get a big kick out of it,"

he says.

Like many country stations, WUSY's anchor charity is St. Jude's Children's Hospital; it does events year -round for the hospital, in addition to an annual radiothon. According to Poindexter, WUSY organizes "about a dozen events all year, like rodeos, car shows and bowl -a- thons. We also

provide Christmas for 3,500 underprivileged children through our Christmas for Kids campaign, which we've done for 15 years now."

The station is a model of consistency. In addition to Poindexter's 15 years of service, the morning show of "Bearman & Ken" has remained intact for 20 years, midday personality Kim Carson has logged five years with the station, and some members of the sales staff have been with WUSY since it flipped to country 25 years ago.

Small- market station of the year: WGSQ /Cookeville

Less than 8(1 miles from Clear Channel sisters

WUSY and WSIX /Nashville, WGSQ (the Country Giant) /Cookeville, Tenn., is a country giant -literally. It lives in the shadow of both larger cities, but the people who work there would- n't have it any other way. According to Clear Channel /Cookeville market manager Bruce Welker, "I think everybody on the air here is either from Cookeville or Sparta, "just 10 miles away. "All of them have worked other places at one time or another, such as Phoenix, Nashville and Greensboro, but they've all come back here. Something has a hold on the staff here; it's a ter- rific group of guys"

Whatever it is about Cookeville, it's working. This is the station's second ACM win.

A major part of WGSQ's community service efforts are made on behalf of St. Jude's and the station posts surprisingly strong radiothon totals, given its location in such a small market. "We did $121,000 this year, "Welker says. "For a town with 27,0(1(1 people, that's not too shabby. We also do events for returning servicemen; we get involved in a little bit of everything here"

Due to its close proximity to Nashville-"just an hour from downtown " -Welker says, the Country Giant aligns itself with big sister WSIX when major country shows come through the Nashville region. Welker says WGSQ has a great relationship with the team at the Big 98.

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KFKF+0.320, KNIX +0.106, KVO0+0.096, WSIX +0.091

BROOKS & DUNN 23 Put A Girl In It (Arista Nashville) KCYE, KEEY, KFRG, KIXZ, KKGO, KKWF, KUZZ, KWNR, WBCT, WBEE, WBUL WEZL, WGH, WKKT, WPKX, WQBE, WSLC, WSOC, WUBL, WUSJ, WUSY, WWGR, WXBQ

CRAIG MORGAN 19 Love Remembers (BNA) KEUL, KEEP, KIZN, KMDL

AMPS, KNTY, KSKS, KUBL, WDAF, WGNA, WGTY, WIVK, WKCQ, WKHX, WQHK, WQMX, WRNS, WXCY, WYRK

JASON ALDEAN 16 Relentless (Broken Bow) KATC, KHKI, KIZN, KUZZ, WBEE, WCTO, WGTY, WPCV, WQBE, WQHK, WSLC, WUBL WXBQ, WXCY, WYCD, WYPY

BUCKY COVINGTONn l'II Walk (Lyric Street) KRTY, WCTK, WITL, WRXC, WMIL, WRNS, WSOC, WWNU, WXCY, WXTU, WYPY

CHRIS YOUNG 11

Voices (RCA) KATM, KNTY, KRTY, KUBL KVOO, WCTO, WKCQ, WKDF, WKHX, WRNS, WWGR

ALAN JACKSON 10 Good lime (Arista Nashville) KAJA, KILT, KTOM, KTST, KWNR, WGGY, WGKX, WABE, WUSN, WXBQ

THE LOST TRAL RS 10 Holler Back (RNA) KIIM, KMOL, KNCI, KTOM, KVOO, WCTK, WOGT, WRBT, WUSN, WYRK

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2008 LEGEND: See legend to charts in charts section for rules and symbol e 108 country and 28 Canada country stations are electronically monitored by © 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

xplanations. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Indicator chart comprised of 113 reporters.

CHART LEGEND Charts are ranked by plays (except for Country chart, which is based on audience impressions, computed by cross - referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data).

Songs showing an increase in

plays (audience for Country) over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. A song will also receive a bullet if its percentage loss in plays (audience for Country) does not exceed the percentage of monitored station downtime for the format. Exempting the Country chart, a

song that has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not

receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase in plays. Country titles that decline in audience but increase in

plays will also receive a bullet if the total audience erosion for the week does not exceed 3 %. A song in its first week at No. 1 will always receive a bullet, even if it has lost plays (audience for Country).

AUDIENCE TOTALS: Derived, in part, using certain Arbitron Inc. copyrighted Persons 12+

audience estimates, under license.

AIRPOWER: Awarded to songs appearing in the top 20 on both the Airplay and Audience charts for the first time with increases in both plays and audience.

BREAKER: Awarded solely on the Country chart to songs that receive airplay on 600/3 of the panel for the first t me.

HOT SHOT DEBUT: Awarded solely on the CoJntry chart to the highest- ranking new entry.

MOST INCREASED PLAYS: Awarded to the five songs with the largest increases in plays :audience for Country). Title with the top increase will also be highl ghted if on chart. If two or more songs have an

equal increase, the song ranked higher on chart will be listed first.

MOST ADDED: A listing of songs with the total number

of new adds either reported by each station or by automatic add thresholds. Title with top most added totals will also be highlighted if on chart.

NEW AND ACTIVE: Current songs below the chart threshold that are showing an increase in plays.

TIES ON CHART: A song with the best plays differential (audience for Country) over the previous week is ranked first if tied with another song on the chart. If the songs are still tied at this point, the title that is being played on the most stations at that format will be ranked first.

RECURRENT RULE: Songs below the top 20 (top 15 for

Urban AC, Hot AC, Christian AC,

Christian CHR, Christian Rock, Gospel, Rock, Triple A and Smooth Jazz; top 10 for Soft AC /Inspirational) become recurrents and are removed from the chart after 20 weeks. In

addition, songs that have been on the chart for more than 52 weeks and rank below No. 10 become recurrents and are removed from the chart. Descending Country titles move to recurrent after 20 weeks if they rank below No. 10 in either audience or plays. Descending AC titles move to recurrent after 52 weeks if they rank below No. 5, after 26 weeks if they rank below No. 10, or after 20 weeks if they rank below No. 15. Songs on Latin charts move to recurrent after 20 weeks if they rank below No. 20 in

both audience and plays.

mNielsen BDS certification for airplay of 100,000 plays on all

monitored stations, including satellite and rational networks, across the United States and Canada. Numeral following symbol indicates multiple level of 100,000 plays.

ttr Indicates title earned HitPredidor status in research data provided

by Promosquad. Songs are tested online by Promosquad using multiple listens and a nationwide sample of carefully profiled music consumers.

®Indicated solely on the Canadian charts for songs meeting

Canadian content requirements.




R &R COUNTRY

COUNTRY MONITORED REPORTERS WQMX /Akron, OH* OM: Chuck Collins PD: Sue Wilson APD /MD: Ken Steel

WGNA/Albany, NY* OM /PD: Torn Jacobsen

KRST /Albuquerque NM* OM /PD: Eddie Haskell MD: Paul Bailey

WCTO /Allentown, PA* OM /PD: Shelly Easton APO /MD: Jerry Padden

WKSF /Asheville, NC* OM /PD: Jeff Davis MD: Brian Hatfield

WKHX /Atlanta, GA* OM /PD: Mark Richards MD: Mike Macho

WUBUAtlanta, GA* OM /PD: Clay Hunnicutt APD /MD: Lance Houston

WKXC /Augusta, GA* PD: T Gentry

KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA* PD: Evan Bridwell APD/MD: Donna James

WYPY /Baton Rouge, LA* PD: Dave Dunaway APD /MD: Jimmy Brooks

KIZN /Boise, ID* OM /PD: Rich Summers APD: Steve Shannon MD: Spencer Burke

WKLB /Boston, MA* OM: Don Kelley PD: Mike Brophey APD /MD: Ginny Rogers

WYRK /Buffalo, NY* PD: Wendy Lynn

WEZUCharleston, SC* OM: Steve Burke PD: Bill West

WQBE /Charlestoin, WV* OM: Jeff Whitehead PD: Ed Roberts MD: Bill Hagy

WKKT /Charlotte, NC* OM /PD: Bruce Logan APD /MD: Ryan Dokke

WSOC /Charlotte, NC* PD: D.J. Stout APD /MD: Rick McCracken

WUSY /Chattanooga, TN* MD: Bill Poindexter

WUSN /Chicago, IL* PD: Mike Peterson MD: Marci Braun

WUBE/Cincinnati, OH* OM: Patti Marshall PD: Travis Moon APD: Kathy O'Connar MD: Duke Hamilton

KATC /Colorado Springs, CO* OM: Bobby Irwin PD: Jim West MD: Wingnut

WWNU /Columbia, SC* PD: Rick Taylor MD: Tyler On The Radio

WCOUColumbus, OH* PD: John Crenshaw APD /MD: Dan E. Zuko

KSCS /Dallas, TX* PD: Crash Poteet APD /MD: Chris Huff

KYGO /Denver, CO* PD: Joel Burke MD: Garrett Doll

KHKI /Des Moines, IA* OM: Jack O'Brien PD /MD: Andy Elliott.

WYCD /Detroit, MI* PD: Tim Roberts APD /MD: Mike Scott

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WFBE /Flint, MI* PD: April Rose APD: Keith Allen

KSKS /Fresno, CA* PD: Tom Jordan

WWGR /Ft. Myers, FL* PD /MD: Justin Tyler APO: Steve Hart

WQHK /Ft. Wayne, IN* OM /PD: Rob Kelley MD: Dave Michaels

WOGK /Gainesville, FL* PD: Mr. Bob MD: Big Red

WBCT /Grand Rapids, MI* OM /PD: Doug Montgomery APD /MD: Dave Taft

WPAW /Greensboro, NC* PD: Randall Bliss APD: Clay J.D. Walker

WRNS /Greenville, NC* PD /MD: Wayne Carlyle

WRBT /Harrisburg, PA* PD: Joe Kelly APD /MD: Newman

WWYZ/Hartford, CT* PD: Pete Salant

KILT /Houston, TX* PD: Jeff Garrison MD: Greg Frey

WFMS /Indianapolis, IN* PD: Bob Richards MD: J.D. Cannon

WUSJ /Jackson, MS* PD: Russ Williams

WGNE /Jacksonville, FL* OM /PD: Chuck Beck

WXBQ /Johnson City, TN* PD /MD: Bill Hagy

KBEQ /Kansas City, MO* PD: Mike Kennedy MD: T.J. McEntire

KFKF /Kansas City, MO* OM /PD: Dale Carter APD /MD: Tony Stevens

WDAF /Kansas City, MO* OM: Thom McGinty PD: Michael Cruise

WIVK /Knoxville, TN* OM /PD: Mike Hammond MD: Colleen Addair

KMDULafayette, LA* PD: Scott Bryant MD: T.D. Smith

WPCV /Lakeland, FL* OM /PD: Mike James APD /MD: Jeni Taylor

WIOV /Lancaster, PA* OM: Ken Carson PD: Al Brock

WITULansing, MIa OM: Brent Alberts PD /MD: Chris Tyler APO: Jordan Lee

KCYE /Las Vegas, NV* PD /MD: R.W. Smith

KWNR /Las Vegas, NV* PD: Cary Rolfe MD: Jason Steiner

WBUULexington, KY* PD: Mark Grantin

KSSN /Little Rock, AR* PD /MD: Chad Heritage

KKGO /Los Angeles, CA* OM: Mike Johnson PD: Tonya Campos

WAMZ/Louisville, KY* PD: Coyote Calhoun MD: Night Train Lane

WMAD /Madison, WI* OM: Mike Ferris PD: Jon Reilly APD /MD: Tyler Reese

KTEX /McAllen, TX* OM: Billy Santiago PD: JoJo Cerda APO: Frankie Dee MD: Patches

WGKX /Memphis, TN* PD: Tim Jones

WMIUMilwaukee, WI* OM /PD: Kerry Wolfe APO: Scott Dolphin MD: Mitch Morgan

KEEY /Minneappolis MN* OM /PD: Gregg Swedberg MD: Mary Gallas

KTOM /Monterey, CA* OM: Sam Diggedy PD: Wes Poe APD: Jim Pearson

WKDF /Nashville, TN* OM: Dave Kelly PD: Bud Ford

WSIX /Nashville, TN* OM: Rich Davis PD: Keith Kaufman

WGH /Norfolk, VA* OM /PD: John Shomby APD /MD: Mark McKay

KKNG /Oklahoma City, OK* OM /PD: Kevin Christopher MD: Lynn Waggoner

KTST /Oklahoma City, OK* OM /PD: Tom Travis

KXKT /Omaha, NE* PD: Erik Johnson MD: Craig Allen

WXBM /Pensacola, FL* PD /MD: Lynn West

WXTU /Philadelphia, PA* OM /APD: Roy Land PD: Bob McKay

KMLE /Phoenix, AZ* PD: Kris Abrams APD: Andrew Bland MD: Gwen Foster

KNIX /Phoenix, AZ* PD: Ray Massie

WDSY /Pittsburgh, PA* OM /PD: Keith Clark APO /MD: Stoney Richards

WOGI /Pittsburgh, PA* OM: Frank Bell PD: Dave Anthony

KUPL /Portland, OR* PD: John Paul APD /MD: Rick Taylor

KWJJ /Portland, OR OM: Clark Ryan PD: Mike Moore APD /MD: Savannah Jones

WOKQ /Portsmouth, NH* OM: Mark Ericson PD: Mark Jennings MD: Dan Lunnie

WCTK /Providence, RI* PD /MD: Stephen Giuttari APD: Sam Stevens

WQDR /Raleigh, NC* OM: Paul Michaels PD: Lisa Mckay MD: Billy Dukes

KBUUReno, NV* PD: Brad Hansen APD /MD: Derek Gunn

KFRG/Riverside, CA* OM: Lee Douglas PD /MD: Don Jeffrey

WSLC /Roanoke, VA* PD: Brett Sharp MD: Robynn Jaymes

WBEE /Rochester, NY* PD: Billy Kidd APD /MD: Weslea Neas

KNCl/Sacramento, CA* PD: Mark Evans APD: Greg Cole

KNTY /Sacramento, CA* PD /MD: Bob McNeill

WKCQ /Saginaw, MI* OM /PD: Mike Skot APD: Kevin Prof itt MD: John Richards

KEGA /Salt Lake City, UT* PD: Cody Alan

KSOP /Salt Lake City, UT* APD /MD: Debby Turpin

KUBUSait Lake City, UT* PD: Ed Hill MD: Pat Garrett

KAJA/San Antonio, TX* OM /PD: George King MD: Kactus Lou

KSON /San Diego, CA* PD: John Marks APD /MD: Brooks O'Brian

KBWF /San Francisco, CA* PD: Scott Mahalick APD: Keola MD: Nikki Landry

KRTY /San Jose, CA* PD /MD: Julie Stevens

KKWF /Seattle, WA* PD: Lance Tidwell

KMPS /Seattle, WA* PD: Becky Brenner MD: Tony Thomas

KXKS /Shreveport, LA* OM: Gary McCoy PO: Chris Evans

KIXZ/Spokane, WA* OM: Robert Harder PD /AMD: Paul "Coyote" Neumann

WPKX/Springfield, MA* OM /PD: Pat McKay APD: Marc Spencer

KTTS/Springfield, MO* OM /PD: Chris Cannon APD /MD: Curly Clark

KATM /Stockton, CA* OM: Richard Perry PD: Randy Black MD: Nikki Thomas

WQYK/Tampa, FL* OM /PD: Mike Culotta APD: Beecher Martin MD: Jay Roberts

KIIM/Tucson, AZ* OM: Herb Crowe PD /MD: Buzz Jackson

KVOO/Tulsa, OK* PD: Luke Jensen MD: Dave Austin

WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL* PD: Mitch Mahan MD: JR Jackson

KFDI /Wichita, KS* OM /PD: Beverlee Brannigan APD /MD: Carol Hughes

WGGY/Wilkes Barre, PA* PD: Doc Medek MD: Jessie Roberts

WXCY /Wilmington, DE* OM /PD: Dave Hovel APD: Mike Joseph MD: Chris Duff

WGTY /York, PA* PD: Scott Donato MD: Dan Douglas

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A MEMORY" MOVES FOUR SPOTS TO

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ARTIST TITLE IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL

BRAD PAISLEY I'M STILL A GUY ARISTA NASHVILLE

MOST ADDED ARTIST TITLE IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL NEW STATIONS

BROOKS Et DUNN PUT A GIRL IN IT

DARIUS RUCKER DON'T THINK I DONT THINK ABOUT IT

JASON ALDEAN RELENTLESS

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BUCKY COVINGTON I'LL WALK

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REBA MCENTIRE EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

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ARISTA NASHVILLE +478

ARISTA NASHVILLE +305

ARISTA/ARISTA NASHVILLE +204

MCA NASHVILLE +195

CAPITOL NASHVILLE +186

JASON ALDEAN RELENTLESS

GARY ALLAN LEARNING HOW TO BEND

KEITH ANDERSON I STILL MISS YOU

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TRENT WILLMON BROKEN IN COMPADRE/MUSIC WORLD/QUARTERBACK 373 +12

JEFF BATES DON'T HATE ME FOR LOVIN' YOU BLACK RIVER 293 -18

RICK HUCKABY I GOT YOU COVERED HEADCOACH 255 +6

MARK CHESNUTT WHEN YOU LOVE HER LIKE CRAZY LCFTON CREEK 253 +21

CHARLIE ALLEN SEE IF I CARE SPINVILLE 181 +2

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7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD LAST NAME ARISTA/ARISTA NASHVILLE/SONY BMG 573 +16

9 RASCAL FLATTS EVERY DAY LYRIC STREET /UNIVERSAL 559 +42

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R &R AC /HOT AC

Bonus knowledge from your industry compadres. Second in a two - part series

More Of What You've Learned

Keith Berman [email protected]

ILhe response to the call for material for the initial "WhatYou've carned" ei . - 'ng, it couldn't fit onto

a single page ... or even two, since some of it had to spill over into the AC and Hot AC Updates. Here's the final piece of your friends' wisdom.

Rob Mise, CKCE (Energy 101.5) /Calgary PD

"Sticking to my values doesn't make the road easier, but it has made me a stronger person"

"It's often easier to tell others what's wrong than to model what's right"

"Develop the discipline to walk away from a

situation if it's not right for you" " `No' is a complete sentence and an accept-

able answer." "Time spent on strengthening my own weak-

ness is far better spent delegating tasks to others whose strength is my weakness! You should not confise your career with your life."

"When you hear the toilet flush in a radio station and the words,`Uh -oh,' it's already too late"

"There are essentially two types of companies: those that are changing constantly and those that are going out of business.'

"When you can thrill an audience, it's second only to being able to cure a disease."

"I can't sit here and lie to you and say I don't care about my reputation. I love my reputation. I worked hard to get where I ani right now."

"We live ir, a coinpetitivc woild, but that doesn't mean you have to stab people in the back to get ahead"

"For every winner, there's a loser.And that person didn't really need to lose. They just didn't understand the game plan."

"Look for really smart people who have

tremendous passion, great conviction and cour- age, and a little bit of willingness to go out there and take a risk, because when you're working in

an industry that is evolving so rapidly, no one person has the right answer for anything."

"Encourage people to take risks and make mis- takes. Just don't make the same mistake twice'

"Get some lieutenants you trust, and make sure they know they can bring you the bad news."

Steve Davis, Zapoleon Media Strategies senior VP

"Always work in situations you believe in. Don't stay with a job or position just to keep a paycheck. Very early in my programming career, I accepted a job that I hoped would turn out OK simply because I wanted to work in a particular market. The station developed a totally different strategy than what I

believed was correct. It wasn't a match made in heaven, and I ended up leaving for an opportunity I did believe in. The station finally adopted the strategy I recommended after I

left and had huge success" "Don't let yourself get caught in an `I could

have had aV -8' moment. Don't be afraid to reach out to programmers and stations you respect. Early in my career, I thought I wasn't good enough for a particular radio station that I loved and grew up listening to. I never sent a tape and résumé because I made the decision as to my abilitks, not the station. Fast forward to a few years later when I finally met the PD of this legendary station and told him I never applied for any open positions, and was informed that he was sad to hear that because he knew of my work, would have loved to have worked with me and probably would have hired me"

Mikey Nelson, WMYX /Milwaukee PD

"Good, cheap, fast. Pick two." "You can learn behavior just as much from

someone's negative example -on how not to be."

"You can go from the young punk jock who breaks all the rules to the PD that everyone looks


Mise

Davis

Nelson

to for making and enforcing the rules in one job change. When you get the PD gig, those rules you used to break make a lot more sense"

"Be brilliant at the basics. Update that imaging.Watch that horizontal separation. Coach the morning show."

"Never talk when you can nod, never nod when you can wink, and never write an e -mail, because it's death. Thanks, Eliot Spitzer."

"You can pay yourself in money, time, job sat- isfaction or education."

"One gallon equals 3.78 liters. I know this because American Standard prints the amount of water per flush (in both gallons and liters) on the top of each of their urinals."

"If you stick your neck out on a record, and they quote you in the trades, the record will tank. At least the first two finies. I haven't done it a

third time." "Your first PD was right: One thought per break"

Brian DePoe, CJEZ (97.3 EZ Rock)/Toronto PD and

Astral Media VP of AC and country programming

"Find a mentor and listen to their advice, even when you think it may be wrong."

"When you get a new job, the best thing to do when you start is nothing. Listen, learn, absorb and analyze, but don't go charging in and change things that you don't understand,"

"Dull razor blades will cut you more often than sharp ones. I don't know why that is."

"Just when you think you're doing something really important, something will be shown to you

that is far more important and puts it all in perspective. If you think your work is the most important thing you do, unless you're saving lives, it isn't."

"People will follow you if you just let them in

on why they should. Giving orders without context is what they do in the army, not workplaces. Share the vision -and if you articulate it correctly, they'll follow it."

"When you renovate your basement, the hot water tank that you didn't replace won't burst until the carpet is installed"

"The next time your 7- year -old asks you to play

with him, do it. He's going to stop asking soon, and he definitely isn't going to want to do stuff with

you because it will be incredibly dorky to him" "When your vision fails, get glasses.Your arms

aren't going to be long enough, and you're going to look like an idiot trying to read under any cir- cumstance that doesn't include a light brighter than the sun:'

"When your morning talent is being cranky, difficult, high -maintenance and obstinate, ask

yourself how you'd be if you got up at 3 a.nr. and had to work in a small, airless room with three people you didn't like.Then take them out for breakfast"

"Pick a day a week when no e -mail is allowed. Phone people. Go and see them.Ask them about something other than what you went to see

them about. Send someone a handwritten note or card. And don't send e -cards on birthdays. Yes,

they're better for the environment, but they don't really send much meaning unless they're really

good and most of the ones I've seen aren't "R&R

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13.495 3

10.907 9

12.597 5

AWARE /COLUMBIA 581

528

400

378

240

JKH ENT

CURB /REPRISE

143 /REPRISE

IN GOO'S HANDS MOSLEY /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE

MAROON 5 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU A &M /OCTONE /INTERSCOPE

BRYAN ADAMS I THOUGHT I'D SEEN EVERYTHING BADMAN

LIFEHOUSE Il y? WHATEVER TTAKES GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE

REO SPEEDWAGON FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME SPEEOWAGON /MAILBOAT

COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

BUCKCHERRY 112

SORRY ELEVEN SEVEN /ATLANTIC /RRP

INGRID MICHAELSON ¡ THE WAY I AM CABIN 24 /ORIGINAL SIGNAURED

JOURNEY AFTER ALLTHES/ *I NOMOTA

JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN Il NO AIR 19 /JIVE / ZOMBA

PAULA ABDUL & RANDY JACKSON DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW DREAM MERCHANT 21 /CMG

210

199

168

15

4.515 13

8.907 11

+69 7.325 12

-69 1.553 25

.18 0.957 -

+61 2.264 19

+20 0.967 -

-9 1.721 22

+33 0.386

+13 1.481 28

164 -6 0.185

158 +39 1.504 26

123 +9 1.022 -

117 -11 2.710 16

104 +76 0.284 -

95 +30 1.824 20

90 -16 0255 -

RECURRENTS

ARTIST I1 NIELSEN BDS TITLE / IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL CERTIFICATIONS

DAUGHTRY 114 HOME (RCA /RMG)

PLAIN WHITE T'S 114 HEY THERE DELILAH (FEARLESS /HOLLYWOOD)

ELLIOTT YAMIN 113

WAIT FOR YOU (HICKORY /RED)

JOHN MAYER 114 WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE (AWARE /COLUMBIA)

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 116

UNWRITTEN (EPIC)

PLAYS TW LW

1245 1439

872 883

853 883

831 837

823 834

so

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7

8

9

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JOURNEY VISITS THE AC CHART FOR THE FIRST TIME

SINCE 2001, AS 'AFTER ALL THESE YEARS" DEBUTS AT NO. 28.

THE SONG LEACS OFF THE CD /DVD "REVELATION," DUE JUNE 3

EXCLUSIVELY AT WAL -MART STORES. HOW DID NEW LEAD

SINGER ARNEL PINEDA JOIN THE BAND? MEMBER NEAL SCHON

DISCOVERED HIM COVERING "FAITHFULLY" ON YOUTUBE. FOR

MORE ON JOURNEY, SEE SP N SPOTLIGHT, PAGE 19.


NEW STATIONS

JOHN MAYER Say (Aware/Columbia) KESZ, KNEV, KSOF, KTDY, WHLG, WLEV, WLRQ, WMGF, WORM, WF'VR, WWFS, XM The Blend

12

LEONA LEWIS Bleeding Love (SYCO/J /RMG) KBAY, KKMJ, KSOF, WLRQ, WMXC, WRAL, WSLQ, WSIA

10

JOURNEY After All These Years (Nomota) KKBA, KNEV, KQIS, KTSM. WHLI, WJXB, WRSA, WSPA

8

DAUGHTRY Feels Like Tonight (RCA/RMG) KKMY, KMGL, KSOF, WLRQ, WMGN, WMGV, WMXC

JOSH GROBAN Awake (143/Reprise) KGBX, KISC, WDOK, WLRG

4

CNOTE Forgive Me (JKH Ent) WOOK, WMJY, WSPA

NELLY FURTADO FEAT. KEITH URBAN In God's Hands (Geffen / Interscpe) KKMJ, KNEV, WLRQ

3

3

COLBIE CAILLAT Realize (Universal Republic) KBIG, KUMU, WHUD

3

ADDED AT...

KNEV Reno, NV

OM /PD: Nick Elliott

John Mayer, Say, 0 Nordin Sparks Duet With Chris Bronn, No Air, 0 Journey, Aker All These `wars, O

Nelly Furtado Feat. Keith Lkóaa, b Gads Hands, O

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GWEN STEFANI FEATURING AKON THE SWEET ESCAPE (INTERSCCPE.

THE FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LOE (EPIC)

DANIEL POWTER BAD DAY ( WARNEI BROS.)

LIFEHOUSE YOU AND ME (GEFI EN /INTERSOPE)

CARRIE UNEERWOOD BEFORE HE CHEAT ; (ARISTA /APIS-A KASHVILLE /RMG)

Il NIELSEN BDS PLAYS CERTIFICATIONS TW LW

114 803 788

I16 769 904

115 756 750

117 708 540

11 698 707

NEW AND ACTIVE ARTIST TITLE / LABEL

ROOM FOR TWO Roots Before Branches (Curb /Reprise)

TOTAL STATIONS:

FERGIE Clumsy (will.i.am /A &M /Intersmpe) TOTAL STATIONS:

SHERYL CROW Love Is Free

(A &M /Intersmpe) TOTAL STATIONS:

MARIAN CAREY Touch My Body (Island /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS:

SARAH MCLACHLAN Ordinary Miracle (Arista /RMG) TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAIS /GAIN

79/15


WILL HEDGECOCK I Don't Know (Klpling /Aspirion)

16 TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAYS /GAIN

47/10

12

7510 TRACE ADKINS 47/8 You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol Nashville)

5 TOTAL STATIONS: 9

60/20 NEIL DIAMOND 46/3 Pretty Amazing Grace

(Columbia) 5 TOTAL STATIONS: 7

57'6 CLAY AIKEN 44/18 On My Way Here (S /19 /RCA /RMG)


53.'0 ONEREPUBLIC 40/7 Stop And Stare (Mosley /Intersmpe)


LEONA LEWIS Bleeding Love (SYCO /J /RMG) h.KCW +13, WSNE +13, WNK +R, KKMJ +10, WTFM

+10, WMGS +9, W VBW +8, WSNY +g, KSSK +8

LANDON PIGG Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop (RCA /RMG) 14SNE +8, WAHR +4, KWAV +4, KMGL W, WOOD +3,

WMGN +3, KEZK +3, KRWM +3, KUDL +3, WASH +3

JOURNEY After All These Years (Nomota) KBAY +10, WTCB +9, WHOM +6, WHUD +6, WYJB +6,

RISC +4, WCDV +4, WTVR +4, KWAV +3, WFMK +3

JOHN MAYER Say (Aware /Columbia) VMLG +17, WRRM +17, WMXS +11, WLHT +9, WKJY +6,

V/MJY +5, KESZ +4, WSHH .4, WTVR +4, KSOF +3

JOSH GROBAN Awake (143/Reprise) VSRS+10, KSOF +10, KSSK +6, KISC +5, WDEF+S,

9SL +4, WMGN +4, XBLN +4, KUMU +4, KGBX +3

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Il NIELSEN BDS 11 HITPREDICTOR CERTIFICATIONS STATUS


1 18 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT

2 38

4 27

3 22

NO. 1 (2 WKS)

PLAYS AUDIENCE TW +1- MILLIONS RANK

111r 301L +20 15.264 1

RCA/RMG


LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES

MAROON 5 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU

112

EPIC

11 it, GEFFEN / INTERSCOPE

45M /OCTONE/I NTERSCOPE

8 6 LEONA LEWIS BLEEDING LOVE

5

6

7

10

11

13

12

14

17

16

19

18

20

31

17

21

17

13

21

8

42

32

7

11

11

14

8

20 21 9

o 23 13

24 7

27 4

24 30 3

25

29

30

31

33

35

37

o

22 15

25 7

26 9

31 4

28 14

32 12

33 11

35 2

29 17

MOST INCREASED PLAYS Il itr SYCO/JIRMG

BUCKCHERRV SORRY

ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE

JOHN MAYER SAY


GAVIN DEGRAW IN LOVE WITH A GIRL

MATCHBOX TWENTY THESE HARD TIMES

3 DOORS DOWN ITS NOT MY TIME

FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER

112

ELEVEN SEVEN /ATLANTIC /RRP

11 it MOSLEY / INTERSCOPE

AWARE/COLUMBIA

UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

ttr J MG /R

ttr MELISMA /ATLANTIC

UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

114 WIND -UP

TIMBALAND FEATURING ONEREPUBLIC 115 it. APOLOGIZE MOSLEY /BLACKGROUND /INTERSCOPE

JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN Il NO AIR 19 /JIVE/ZOMBA

FERRAS Q HOLLYWOOD'S NOT AMERICA CAPITOL

THE LAST GOODNIGHT STAY BEAUTIFUL VIRGIN /CAPITOL

JACK JOHNSON IF I HAD EYES BRUSHFIRE /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

YAEL NAIM Q NEW SOUL TOT OU TARE/ATLANTIC

DUFFY MERCY

AIR POWER MERCURY /IDJMG

MARIE DIGBY SAY IT AGAIN HOLLYWOOD

MADONNA FEATURING JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 4 MINUTES WARNER BROS.

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSI -n'.' PHONOGENIC /EPIC

GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME

MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN

JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS

THE SPILL CANVAS ALL OVER YOU

PANIC AT THE DISCO NINE IN THE AFTERNOON

THE BRAVERY BELIEVE

RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC

VANESSA CARLTON HANDS ON ME

ALANIS MORISSETTE UNDERNEATH

SHERYL CROW LOVE IS FREE

36 8 AUGUSTANA SWEET AND LOW

34 12

38 3

37 4

CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU

KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG

KATE VOEGELE ONLY FOOLING MYSELF

umSARA BAREILLES BOTTLE IT UP

ANNA NALICK SHINE

NEWTON FAULKNER DREAM CATCH ME

MOST ADDED INTERSCOPE

Il HOLLYWOOD

ATLANTIC /RRP

ONE ELEVEN /SIRE /REPRISE

DECAYDANCE /FUELED BY RAMEN /RRP

ISLAND /IDJMG

112

SRP /OEF JAM /IDJMG

THE INC. /UNIVERSAL MOTOWN

MAVERICK /REPRISE

A &M /INTERSCOPE

1J EPIC

113 JIVE /ZOMBA

TOP DOG /ATLANTIC

MYSPACE/INTERSCOPE

EPIC

EPIC

AWARE /COLUMBIA

2738

2715

2632

2587

2503

2437

2299

2180

2147

-222

-11

-162

2093

1800

1713

1436

1255

1223

1058

1055

943

854

705

677

670

14.043

13.045

11.959

2

4

6

+311 13.367 3

5 -37

+61

-27

+98

+133

-78

+170

-49

-126

+184

-62

+98

+47

+119

12281

11.729

10.505

9.069

9.518

8.617

7.230

10.574

7.990

6.170

4.149

2.876

3.946

4.594

7

9

11

10

12

14

8

13

15

17

21

18

16

+157 3.174 19

+34

+45

+154

2.310

2.901

2.115

23

20

24

668 +186 1.964 26

653

629

551

542

399

365

353

349

330

297

285

270

257

235

234

223

-23

+44

+21

+96

-107

-56

-60

+49

-154

+2

-39

+27

-18

+74

+6

+18

2.382

2.102

1.587

1.876

0.879

1.567

0.549

1.359

1.177

0.484

1.225

0.843

0.530

0.335

0.499

0.237

22

25

28

27

34

29

40

30

32

31

35

MOST ADDED

ARTIST TITLE /LABEL

NEW STATIONS

8 GAVIN ROSSDALE Love Remains The Same (Interscope) KMXB, KYKY, WINK, WKDD, WMGX, WMMX, WXMA, XM Flight 26

DUFFY 6 Mercy (Mecury/IDJMG) KALI, KEZR, WKDD, WMMX, WTMX, WXMA

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 6 Pocketful Of Sunshine (PhonogenidEpic) KHMX, KLZR, KYKY, WMMX, WPU, WTMX

SARA BAREILLES Bottle It Up (Epic) KODA, KEZR, KLTG, KLZR, KMXB, KZZU

6

TRISTAN PRETTYMAN 6 Madly (Virgin /Capitol) KCDU, KLCA, KLTG, KSII, Sirius The Pulse, WAVY

ADELE Chasing Pavements (XL/Columbia) KLLY, KLTG, KAII, Sirius The Pulse, WAYV, WTMX

6

LEONA LEWIS Bleeding Love (SYCO /J /RMG) K138Y, KIMN, WMYX, WNNK, WQLH

5

YAEL NAIM New Soul (Tot Ou Tard /Atlantic) KCDA, KLTG, WHYN, WMGX, WMMX

MAROON 5 FEAT. RIHANNA 5 If I Never See Your Face Again (A &M/Cktone /Interscope) KEZR, KLLY, WKRQ, WMC, WMEE

SHERYL CROW Out Of Our Heads (A &M /Interscope) KLLY, KLZR, KVLV, KYKY, WHBC

5

ADDED AT...

KCIX Boise, ID

PD /MD: Brent Carey

Alanis Morissette, Underneath, 0 Panic At The Disco, Nine In The Afternoon, 0 The Spill Canvas, All Over You, O

fix ios

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PLAYLISTS GO TO:


GAVIN ROSSDALE MAKES THE CHART'S LARGEST LEAP,

AS "LOVE REMAINS THE SAME" JUMPS 30 -24 CUP 186 PLAYS, MOST ADDED). JUST LIKE WIFE GWEN STEFANI, HE HAS NOW CHARTED SOLO AND WITH A GROUP, AS BUSH PLACED 14

TITLES ON THE ALTERNATIVE TALLY 3ETWEEN 1994 AND 2002. HIS DEBUT SOLO SET, "WANDERLUST," DROPS JUNE 3.


MATT NATHANSON Come On Get Higher (Vanguard) TOTAL STATIONS:

FLYLEAF All Around Me (A& M /Ortone /I nterscape) TOTAL STATIONS:

BRYAN ADAMS I Thought I'd Seen Everything (Badman) TOTAL STATIONS: 15

PLAYS ARTIST /GAIN TITLE / LABEL

167/44 COLDPLAY Violet Hill (Carhop

18 TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAYS /GAIN

101/24

12

136/21 METRO STATION 99/27 Shake It [Red Ink /RED /Columbia)


131/1 RIHANNA 98/22 Take A Bow (SR /Def Jam /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS: 4

SEETHER 128/42 Rise Above This [Wind -up) TOTAL STATIONS: 8

MAROON 5 FEAT. RIHANNA If I Never See Your Face Again (A& M /Octone /I nterscop e)

TOTAL STATIONS:

123/59

13

SIMPLE PLAN Qr 80/27 Your Love Is A Lie (Lacs /Atlantic /RRP) TOTAL STATIONS: 4

JESSE MCCARTNEY 71/17 Lea (Ho lywood) TOTAL STATIONS: 4

it LEONA LEWIS Bleeding Love (SYCO/J/RMG] KYKY +22, WDVD +21, KZZU +20, WINK +20, WXLO +20, WNNK *3, Kv1XB +17, KMHX +TZ, KLCA +15, KBBY +15

GAVIN ROSSDALE Love Remains The Same (Interscope) KPEK +23, XF26 +22, WINK +20, KYKY +17, KQKQ +13,

WMMX +13, WCDA +13, KMXB +12, WPST +10, KCDA +7

JORDIN SPARKS DUET WITH CHRIS BROWN No Air (19Jiverznmba) KHMX +28, WMGX +27 KLZR +10, WCDA +10, AVERS +10,

KCOLJ +9, KHMX +8, SIPL +8, KLLY +7, KMYI

3 DOORS DOWN It's Not My Time (Universal Republic) KEZR +34, WDVD +30, KYKY +R, WQAL +12, KLLY +10,

KMXB +10, WINK +9, WJLK +9, WHBC +9, SIR_ +7

DUFFY Mercy (Mercury/IDJMG) KALI +20, WMGX +15, WRMF +13, WMMX +11, KEZR +10,

KOSO .8, KCDA +8, KQKQ +7, KCOU *7, WINK +7

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WKDD /Akron, OH* OM /PD: Keith Kennedy

WRVE /Albany, NY* OM /PD: Randy McCarten APD: Kevin Rush MD: Tred Hulse

KPEK /Albuquerque, NM* PD: Tony Manero MD: Jamie Frye

KDBZ /Anchorage, AK OM: Tom Oakes PD /MD: Erik O'Connor

KMXS /Anchorage, AK PD/MD: Roxi Lennox

APD: Joe Campbell

WAYV /Atlantic City, NJ* PD: Paul Kelly

KAMX /Austin, TX* PD: Cat Thomas APD /MD: Carey Edwards

KLLY /Bakersfield, CA* OM /PD: E.J. Tyler APO: Erik Fox

MD: Darci Dawn

WWMX /Baltimore, MD* OM: Dave LaBrozzi PD: Greg Carpenter

WLTB /Binghamton, NY OM /PD: Dana Potter APD: Dan Michaels MD: Steve Gilinsky

WMRV /Binghamton, NY OM /PD: Jim Free

KCIX /Boise, ID* PD /MD: Brent Carey

WBMX /Boston, MA* PD: Jay Beau Jones APD /MD: Mike Mullaney

WUHU /Bowling Green, KY PD /MD: Brooke Summers

WTSS /Buffalo, NY* OM: Sue O'Neil PD: Brian Demay MD: Rob Lucas

WHBC /Canton, OH* PD: Hunter Scott APD /MD: Kayleigh Kriss

WCOD /Cape Cod, MA OM: Steve McVie PD: Kevin Matthews

WLNK /Charlotte, NC* PD: Neal Sharpe APD: Anthony Michaels MD: Todd Haller

WTMX /Chicago, IL* PD: Mary Ellen Kachinske MD: Nikki Chuminatto

WKRQ /Cincinnati, OH* OM /PD: Patti Marshall APD: Grover Collins MD: Brian Douglas

WNNF /Cincinnati, OH* PD: Mark Anderson

WQAL /Cleveland, OH* PD: Dave Popovich

WBNS /Columbus, OH* OM /PD: Jay Taylor MD: Sue Leighton

WLNH /Concord (Lakes Region), NH OM: Andy Mack PD: Molly King

KLTG /Corpus Christi, TX* OM: Clayton Allen PD: Chris Roberts

KDMX /Dallas, TX* PD: Rick O'Bryan MD: Lisa Thomas

WDAQ /Danbury, CT PD: Chris Duggan MD: Zach Dillon

MAY 16, 2008

HOT AC REPORTERS WMMX /Dayton, OH* OM /PD: Jeff Stevens APD: Shaun Vincent

KALC /Denver, CO* PD: Dylan Sprague

APD /MD: Sam Hill

KIMN /Denver, CO* PD: John Roberts MD: Hollywood Henderson

KSTZ /Des Moines, IA* OM /PD: Scott Allen MD: Jimmy Wright

WDVD /Detroit, MIa OM /PD: Ron Harrell MD: Jesse Addy

KBMX /Duluth, MN OM: David Drew PD: Corey Carter

KSII /EI Paso, TX* OM: Courtney Nelson PD: Jerry Kidd

WBQB /Fredericksburg, VA OM /PD: Chris Carmichael

KALZ/Fresno, CA* OM /PD: Paul Wilson APD: Laurie West

KKPL /Ft. Collins, CO

OM /PD: Mark Callaghan MD: Beano

WINK /Ft. Myers, FL* PD: Chad Rufer APD: Dave Alexander

WADI /Ft. Wayne, IN* OM: Lee Tobin PD: Barb Richards MD: Marti Taylor

WMEE /Ft. Wayne, IN* OM /PD: Rob Kelley

APD /MD: Dave Michaels

WQLH /Green Bay, WI* PD: Jimmy Clark

WIKZ /Hagerstown, MD OM /PD: Rick Alexander MD: Jeff Roteman

WNNK /Harrisburg, PA* OM /PD: John O'Dea MD: Denny Logan

WTIC /Hartford, CT* OM: Steve Salhany PD /MD: Jeannine Jersey

KHMX /Houston, TX* OM: Ken Charles PD /MD: Keith Scott

WZPL /Indianapolis, IN* OM /PD: Scott Sands APD: Kari Johll MD: Dave Decker

KQUR /Laredo, TX PD: AL Guevara

KMXB /Las Vegas, NV* PD: Justin Chase MD: Brandon Bell

WCDA /Lexington, KY* OM: Charlie Kendall PD: Dale O'Brian MD: Chris Elliott

KURB /Little Rock, AR* OM /PD: Randy Cain

APD /MD: Becky Rogers

WXMA /Louisville, KY* PD: George Lindsey MD: Katrina Blair

KVLY /McAllen, TX* PD: Alex Duran

APD /MD: Meridee

WMC /Memphis, TN* OM: Jerry Dean PD: Lance Ballance MD: Jill Bucce

WKTI /Milwaukee, WI* PD: Bob Walker

WMYX /Milwaukee, WI* OM: Brian Kelly PD: Mike Nelson

KSTP /Minneapolis, MN* PD: Leighton Peck APD /MD: Jill Roen

KOSO /Modesto, CA* PD: Angie Good APD: John Chimpo MD: Alicia Pecorino

WJLK /Monmouth, NJ* OM /PD: Lou Russo MD: Steve Ardolina

KCDU /Monterey, CA* OM /PD: Kenny Allen

WGMT /Montpelier, VT PD /MD: Steve Nichols APD: Jeff Garfield

WPU /New York, NY* OM: Tom Cuddy PD: Scott Shannon MD: Tony Mascaro

WPTE /Norfolk, VA* PD: Barry McKay MD: Heather Branch

KYIS /Oklahoma City, OK* OM /PD: Chris Baker MD: Cisco

WMXO /Olean, NY PD /MD: Chris Hicks

KQKQ /Omaha, NE* OM /PD: Nevin Dane

MD: Heather Lee

KSRZ /Omaha, NE* OM: Tom Land PD: J. Pat Miller MD: Jessica Dol

WOMX /Orlando, FL* PD: Jeff Cushman APD: Bobby Smith MD: Laura Francis

KBBY /Oxnard, CA* PD: Todd Violette MD: Keli Reynolds

KFYV /Oxnard, CA* OM: Brian "Big Bear" Davis APD /MD: Maverick

KPSI /Palm Springs, CA PD: Connie Breeze

MD: Bradley Ryan

KMXP /Phoenix, AZ* OM: Alan Sledge PD: Ron Price MD: Allen Frey

WMGX /Portland, ME* OM: Chris Mac PD: Randi Kirshbaum APD /MD: Shelly Kincaid

KRSK /Portland, OR* OM /PD: Clark Ryan MD: Sheryl Stewart

WBWZ /Poughkeepsie, NY PD: Aaron "Dave" McCord MD: Chris Chase

KLCA /Reno, NV* OM: Bill Schulz PD: Beej Bretz MD: Connie Wray

KZZO /Sacramento, CA* OM: Byron Kennedy PD: Jeff Z.

WGER /Saginaw, MI PD: Bob Moore

KJMY /Salt Lake City, UT* OM: Jeff Cochran PD: Rob Boshard

KUDD /Salt Lake City, UT* OM /PD: Brian Michel

KMYI /San Diego, CA* PD: Jimmy Steele MD: Jen Sorenson

KI01 /San Francisco, CA* OM: Michael Erickson PD: Andrew Jeffries

KLLC /San Francisco, CA* OM /PD: Mike Preston APD: Marcus D. Najera MD: Jayn

KEZR /San Jose, CA* PD: Dana Jang MD: Kirk Peffer

KRUZ /Santa Barbara, CA*

KMHX /Santa Rosa, CA* PD: Danny Wright

Music Choice Adult Top 40 /Satellite PD: Justin Prager MD: Michael Schwab

Sirius The Pulse /Satellite* OM: Kid Kelly PD /MD: Jim Ryan

XM Flight 26 /Satellite* OM: Jon Zellner PD /MD: Mike Abrams

KPLZ /Seattle, WA* PD: Kent Phillips APD: Leonard Barokas MD: Alisa Hashimoto

KCDA /Spokane, WA* OM: Robert Harder

KZZU /Spokane, WA* OM: Roger Nelson PD: Ken Hopkins

WHYN /Springfield, MA* OM /PD: Pat McKay MD: Kevin Johnson

KYKY /St. Louis, MO* PD: Mark Edwards MD: Jen Myers

WQKX /Sunbury, PA PD: Drew Kelly APD: Chad Evans MD: Rob Senter

WMTX /Tampa, FL* OM /PD: Doug Hamand APD /MD: Kurt Schreine

WBOW /Terre Haute, IN PD /MD: Adam Michaels

WWWM /Toledo, OH* PD: Ron Finn

KLZR /Topeka, KS* PD /MD: Jon Thomas

WPST/Trenton, NJ* OM /PD: Dave McKay APD /MD: Matt Sneed

KLRK /Waco, TX OM: Tom Barfield PD /MD: Dustin Drew APD: Beth Richards

WRQX /Washington, DC* OM /PD: Kenny King MD: Carol Parker

WRMF/West Palm Beach, FL* PD: Bob Neumann APD /MD: Amy Navarro

KNIN/Wichita Falls, TX OM: Chris Walters PD: Liz Ryan

KFBZ/Wichita, KS* PD: Dusty Hayes

WINC/Winchester, VA OM/PD: Jeff Adams APD /MD: Paula Kidwell

WXLO /Worcester, MA* OM /PD: Jerry McKenna APD /MD: Mary Knight

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MICHAEL BUBLE LOST #


CANADA AC IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL

EPIC /SONY BMG

143 /REPRISE / WARNER

SYCO /J /SONY BMG

TIMBALAND FEAT. ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE MOSLEM/ BLACKGROUNO ;INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL

COLBIE CAILLAT BUBBLY

ALICIA KEYS NO ONE

BRYAN ADAMS I THOUGHT I O SEEN EVERYTHING #

FEIST 1234 #

FERGIE Bic GIRLS DON'T CRY

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R &R SMOOTH JAZZ

East opens up as a lucrative touring destination for jazz acts

Hit The Road

Carol Archer [email protected]

iven the tumultuous state of the music industry and precipi- tous decline in music sales, for jazz artists to flourish, touring is now virtually requisite. A number of lucrative ventures are in place, providing artists with numerous opportunities: a

vibrant domestic and international jazz festival circuit, Jazz Cruises' North Sea Jazz Festival Cruise, the soon -to- launch

Playboy Jazz Festival Cruise and smooth jazz- branded cruises sponsored by the likes of Dave Koz and Wayman Tisdale.

Now, Asian nations and the post-communist former Soviet Union are providing untapped opportunities for touring artists. Among those who have

already toured Russia and markets surrounding China in 20(18 (or will shortly) are Koz, Eric Mar - ienthal,Jeff Lorber, Chris Botti and Mindi Abair.

Saxophonist Marienthal tours extensively overseas, particularly in Japan and Eastern Europe. Earlier this year, he led an all -star band - Lorber on keys, guitarist Chuck Loeb, Yellow - jackets founder Jimmy Haslip, bassist Brian Bromberg and drummaerWill Kennedy -on a 15- day Russian tour. Their gigs encompassed Moscow club B1 ( "Like the House of Blues, only bigger and much nicer," Lorber notes), the resi- dence of the American ambassador and venues in Kiev and Odessa in the Ukraine.

Marienthal also makes regular educational trips abroad, as a guest artist with high school and college - level jazz bands, and he conducts music clinics.

Jeff Lorber, left, and Dave Koz in

Moscow's Red

Square.

Keyboardist /composer /producer Lorber is also a

seasoned road warrior. He annually plays Indonesia's

Jakarta Jazz Festival and during the past two years,

performed in Scandinavia, Spain and Budapest with a hand that featured the enviable likes of Dave Weckl, Randy Brecker, Bromberg and Marienthal. He returned recently from another Russian tour.

"What surprises me most is that these audiences

are really young, 25 to 35. It makes you feel like there is a future," Lorber says. Fans appreciate the musician- ship -and the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic content, he says. "They definitely love the fission

thing" and seeing name -brand virtuosos jamming and playing funky, ambitious music. His most recent proved a contrast, with Koz headlining.

Lorber says, "Dave's music is much more melodic and definitely not fusion; but they respond to him just as well, because he's such a great performer and his music has enough substance to respond to as

enthusiastically as the fusion stuff"

The East -West Divide Koz and Lorber credit classically trained jazz pianist

Sergey Chipenko and his promoter wife, Valeria, for Russia's burgeoning jazz scene. Koz describes them as "wonderful, truly hospitable people who are completely committed to bridging the East - West musical gap by promoting American jazz artists in Russia"

Koz's itinerary included two small towns without airports. Everyone piled into a van and drove eight hours through the night on bumpy roads to get

there. Lorber's and Koz's relationship dates back to


Chris Botti: Across The Sea In the late 1990s, Chris Botti put

his solo career on hold for two

years to tour the world as a

featured soloist in Sting's band.

After performing before millions

around the globe, the trumpeter

resumed his own endeavors and

went on to record two successful

orchestral duets projects on

Columbia and a PBS special -with a

second such telecast in the works.

He is now embarking on a 10 -week

Asian tour of Japan, South Korea

and Singapore, following a two -

week press junket in China.

Botti says that audiences in

Asia feel a deep connection with

instrumental music: in Japan,

already a bountiful market for

contemporary jazz, and especially

in China, which he calls a "brand -

new world," where classical music

is appreciated.

When foreign artists come to

China, "people are into it, and

that's so uplifting. In a lot of places

in the world, as far out or exotic as

they are, people aren't interested in

jazz or instrumental music, only

pop," he says.

During his publicity tour, Botti

served as a judge /performer on

Taiwan's version of "American

Idol." On the air with 15 "young,

inquisitive finalists," they discussed

their dreams, only to realize that - unlike their American counterparts,

who have a potential worldwide

audience -they are ultimately limit-

ed because they sing in Chinese.

That is another point in favor of

'What surprises me most is that these audiences are really al young, ZZ

5. It makes you feel like there is a future.'

-Jeff Lorber

young artists striving for a career

as a musician instead of a singer.

Botti recalls, "Whenever we

played, people were so receptive.

Their outpouring of interest and

excitement is something I don't

usually see on a first visit to new

markets." Botti is a platinum

artist in Poland, but it took a half

dozen or so visits to achieve that level of success. He was amazed

to arrive in China and literally be

front -page news: "That's rare for

any jazz musician."

A significant issue for any artist

in Asia is the rampant bootlegging

that takes place of CDs and DVDs.

Botti weighs in:

"Kenny G sold 4 million

records in Korea alone. Imagine

what sales would have been

without bootlegging," but stress-

es that a musician has to focus

on what they can control: their

band, the playing and the fans

immediately in front of them. He

says, "If you get involved in the

global record company's ups and

downs, your heart will be broken

too many times. " -CA

when Lorber hired the saxophonist to play in his

band. "It was really interesting to see Dave in a situation like this -totally on his own, without an assis-

tant, a crew or buffers, and completely comfortable, not having any problems at all," Lorber says.

"Success hasn't spoiled him at all. He's still ready to

mix it up in the chitin circuit."

Both sides of Koz's family originated in the Ukraine, near Kiev, and his concert in that city

proved a meaninghal personal experience. He describes it as "a kind of homecoming. I communi- cated that in Russian and I fumbled through it

onstage, but the meaning was not lost on the audience, or on nie."

Koz believes Russia and other Eastern European countries will emerge as increasingly important markets for instrumental pop music. "With all the happenings with our format in the U.S., ifs exciting to see a new audience emerge and warmly embrace this music," he says.

"The coolest thing is that audiences are young, hip and plentiful, including lots of young musicians

who are starved to see American artists play." R&R

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WVMV /Detroit, MI5 KJLU /Jefferson City, MO WEAA /Baltimore, MD OM /PD: Tom Sleeker OM: Mike Downey WGRV /Melbourne, FL PD: Sandi Mallory MD: Sandy Kovach PD /MD: Dan Turner PD /MD: Randy Bennett APD /MD: Marcellus "Bassmar" APD: LaVaughn Wilson APD: Jan Julian Shepa-d WZJZ /Ft. Myers, FL

OM: Louis Kaplan KOAS /Las Vegas, NV* WLVE /Miami, FL* WSMJ /Baltimore, MD* APD/MD: Randi Bachman OM /PD: Duncan Payton OM /PD: Rich McMillan PD /MD: Lori Lewis MD: Lynn Briggs

WSBZ /Ft. Walton Beach, FL KRVR /Modesto, CA* WVSU /Birmingham, AL PD: Mark Carter KUAP /Little Rock, AR OM /MD: Doug Wulff OM /PD: Andy Parrish MD: Mark Edwards PD /MD: Michael Nellums PD: James Bryan

WNUA /Chicago, IL* WSJW/Harrisburg, PA* KSBR /Los Angeles, CA WVAS /Montgomery, AL OM /PD: Darren Davis PD /MD: Paul Scott OM /PD: Terry Wedel OM: Candy Capel MD: R ck O'Dell MD: Vienna Yip MD: Jay Holcey

WQTQ /Hartford, CT WNWV /Cleveland, OH* PD /MD: Stewart Stone OM /PD: Bernie Kimble

MAY 16, 2008

WHOV /Norfolk, VA KSSJ /Sacramento, CA" DMX Jazz Vocal Blend /Satellite XM Watercolors /Satellite* PD: Kevin "The Moose" Anderson PD /MD: Lee Hansen PD /MD: Rochelle Matthews PD: Shirlitta Colon

MD: Lynette White

WLOQ /Orlando, FL* KBZN /Salt Lake City, UT* DMX Smooth Jazz/Satellite PD: Paul Lavoie OM /PD: Dan Jessop PD /MD: Rochelle Matthews KWJZ /Seattle, WA* APD: Brian Morgan PD: Carol Handley MD: Patricia James KIFM /San Diego, CA* Jones Radio MD: Dianna Rose

PD: Mike Vasquez Networks /Satellite* WJJZ/Philadelphia, PA* APD: J. Wiedenheimer OM /PD: Steve Hibbard KCOZ /Springfield, MO PD: Michael Tozzi MD: Kelly Cole APD /MD: Laurie Cobb OM: Jae Jones MD: Frank Childs PD /MD: Jarrett Grogan

KKSF /San Francisco, CA* Music Choice Smooth KYOT /Phoenix, AZ* PD /MD: Ken Jones Jazz/Satellite WSJT/Tampa, FL* PD: Smokey Rivers APD: Will Kinnally PD: Ross Block

APD /MD: Angie Handy KJZY /Santa Rosa, CA* MD: Kathy Curtis

PD: Gordon Zlot Sirius Jazz Cafe /Satellite* KJZS /Reno, NV* APD /MD: Rob Singleton OM: Gregg Steele

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R &R, ALTERNATIVE /ACTIVE /ROCK

Serj Tankian has figured out a way to do both

Mixing Rock With Politics

Vlike Boyle MBoylegRadioandRecords.com

born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1967 to Armenian parents, Serj Tankian grew up against a backdrop of inter -religious strife ill the Lebanese capital. Just as the country's brutal civil war broke out in 1975, his family moved to Los Angeles.Tankian \vent on to graduate with a marketing and business degree from California State University, Northridge.

In 1993, Tankian founded the band Soil. Two years later he co- founded System of a Down.The politically outspoken hand subsequently released five studio albums, including 2001's triple- platinum "Toxicity," but has been on an extended hiatus since August 2006.

Not one to rest,Tankian holed himself up in his

home studio in Los Angeles writing, producing and playing most of the instruments on his first

solo album, "Elect the Dead," released on his own Serjical Strike /Reprise label in October 2007. It featured "Empty Walls," which reached No. 4 at

active rock Dec. 21, and "Sky Is Over," which peaked at No. 24 March 28.

Tankian is touring the United States and Europe through August. Along the way, the never shy

singer /songwriter /activist is striving to increase awareness of ways to combat what he views as

social and political injustices.

Serfs Other Day Job Tankian found a kindred spirit in fellow musician/ activist Toni Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, the Nightwatchman). In 2002, the pair co- founded nonprofit organization Axis ofJustice, "to bring together musicians, fans of music and grass -roots political organizations to fight for social

justice together" It also serves as a political mouth- piece for his and Morello's ideologies.

Of Axis, Tankian says, "It's really a two -fold organization- political and philanthropic - that we started in 2002 almost as an umbrella organization for other nongovernmental organizations to have some type of presence at festivals and those types of events to disburse information from organizations such as Green - peace and Amnesty International"

On the philanthropic side,Tankian says Axis hosts

benefit concerts to raise funds for homeless chari-

Fraser Challenges Radio Andy Fraser, who penned the 1970

rock anthem "All Right Now" as a

member of British rock group Free, is

no stranger to politics. The

songwriter /musician, who also wrote

hits for Robert Palmer ( "Every Kinda

People "), Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan,

Rod Stewart and Paul Young, is a

tireless supporter of causes related to

AIDS and education.

Fraser has now turned his attention to the

presidential election. He supports Sen. Barack

Obama, D -III., and has released his campaign

mid Fraser

song, "Obama, Yes We Can," as a free

download at obamarocks08.com.

"We're challenging radio to encour-

age youth to take an active role in the

election process and weigh in on the

country's most pressing issues by

offering iPods to those listeners who

call in to volunteer their fervent

hopes," Fraser says. "Hopefully, this

song will not only draw attention to Obama's rev-

olutionary campaign, but spur young people to

get involved, which is their privilege in a demo-

cratic system. " -MB


'Imagine citizens being able to vote on spending $3 trillion on education and health care instead of on a war. Let's take this democracy back.'

-Serj Tankian

ties, disaster relief, food banks and other causes.

As a presidential campaign of historic propor- tion continues to unfold, Tankian has also

launched a Web site- electthedead.com -in an

effort to mobilize change and "revolutionize" the U.S. democratic process.

"The anticipation of change is exciting for

Americans, but one thing to always keep in mind is that it doesn't start and end with putting a vote in every four years; that's the least we can do,"

Tankian says. "It's about being a responsible citizen and organizing ourselves to a point where no matter who our leaders are, that they actually listen to us as a democracy and that their decisions are forced upon them based on majority rule and knowledge-

able public opinion:'

The site points

visitors to five elec-

toral changes that

Tankian advocates:

1) Get rid of the

electoral college. 2)

Equalize corporate funding in elections.

3) Taxation by multiple choice. 4) Instant

run -off in the elec-

toral process. 5)

Abolish all paid and

professional lobby

firms.

Information col- lected by those who sign up to join Tankian's cause is sent to Congress in an effort to promote and ini- tiate national referendums to change the electoral process.

"It's important to vote with our dollars in the sense that we should have a say on where our dollars go, "Tankian says. "If I'm paying federal taxes

to help schools I should be able to have some say

as to where that money goes. That way it's really our choice. Imagine citizens being able to vote on spending $3 trillion on education and health care instead of on a war ... Let's take this democracy back."

Voter Registration Sites Rockthevote.com

Declareyourself.com

Vote4ll.org

State -by -state Listing Of Voter Registration Sites fvap.gov /vao/

stregissites.html

Tankian's Sites Electthedead.com

Axisofjustice.org

Serjtankian.com

Tankian On The Radio Serj Tankian and Tom

Morello's biweekly "Axis

of Justice" radio show

airs on Pacifica public

radio KPFK (90.7) /Los

Angeles and XM Satellite

Radio. The shows'

podcasts are available at

axisofjustice.org.

Tankian's Candidate Isn't Running As for whom Tankian is supporting for president in 2008, 18, his candidate of choice, Rep. Dennis Ku- cinich, D -Ohio, is no longer in the race.

"People like Kucinich are going to find it hard to become president because they do not have corporate sponsors, and it shouldn't be that way,"

Tankian says. "It should be based on the wishes of the people. Just because you don't have a

McDoriald's logo behind you is no reason to not be elected to represent the people."

So with Kucinich out of the running, Tankian has thrown his support behind Sen. Barack

Obama, D- Ill. "However," he adds, "I have recently found out that much like the other candidates, he has pledged to increase defense spending, which disappoints me greatly.What's wrong with making sure that every kid in America is fed, clothed and educated before we spend trillions of dollars on a

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THE OFFSPRING Hammerhead (Columbia) CIMX, KDGE, KHBZ, KMYZ, KRA:B, KTBZ, KTCL, KWOD, WBCN, WDYL, WFXH, WHRL WJBX, WKRK, WKRL V BZ, WRWK, WRXL, WZNE

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SHINEDOWN Devour (Atlantic) KDGE, KHBZ, KMYZ, KTBZ, KX7E, WFXH, WGRD, WHRL WJBX, WJRR, WERL, WLUM, WPBZ, WRWK, WRXL WXDX

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THE CURE The Only One (Geffen /Interscope) KJEE, KNDD, KROQ, KXRK, WBPU, WEQX, WFNX, WHTG, WROX, WWCO

10

NINE INCH NAILS 6 Discipline (Null Corporation/RED) KCXX, KDGE, KFTE, KTBZ, WXET, WZNE

COLDPLAY 5 Violet Hill (Capitol) KFMA, KMYZ, WTZR, WXDX, W!JO

SAFETYSUIT 4 Someone Like You

(Universal Motown) KQRA, WSWO, WTZR, WZJO

CAROLINA LIAR 4 I re Not Over (Atlantic) KNXX, WORD, WMFS, WWCD

FOO FIGHTERS 3 Let It Die (Roswell /RCA/RMG) KUCD, WJRR, WKRL

PENNYWISE 3 The Western World (MySpace) KCNL KHBZ, KTCL

GAVIN ROSSDALE 3 Love Remains The Same (Interscope) KNXX, WTZR, WZJO

ADDED AT...

WFXH Savannah, GA

PD: Boomer APD /MO: Leslie Scott

Shinedown, Devour, 15

The Offspring, Hammerhead, 5

Ludo, Love Me Dead, 4

Tantric, Down And Out, 2

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PLAYLISTS CO TO:

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KID ROCK All Summer Long (Top Dog /Atlantic) TOTAL STATIONS:

NEW AND PLAYS /GAIN

ACTIVE ARTIST PLAYS TITLE / LABEL /GAIN

220/14 EVERLAST 146/12 Letters Home From The Garden Of Stone (Martyr)


THE BLACK KEYS 216/12 Strange Times (Nonesuch /Warner Bros.) TOTAL STATIONS:

THE SPILL CANVAS All Over You (One Eleven /Sire /Reprise)

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PARAMORE 214/20 That's What You Get (Fueled By Rauren /RRP) TOTAL STATIONS: 16

TANTRIC Down And Out (Silent Majority /ILG)

TOTAL STATIONS:

212/26

JIMMY EAT WORLD Let It Happen (Tiny Evil /Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS:

PHANTOM PLANET Do The Panic (Fueled By Rauren /RRP)

17 TOTAL STATIONS:

SCARS ON BROADWAY 153/1.4 They Say (Interscope)

TOTAL STATIONS:

MOTLEY CRUE Saints Of Los Angeles [Motley)

14 TOTAL STATIONS:

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THE OFFSPRING Hammerhead (Columbia)

XRK +53, WROX +50, KFMA +41, KRBZ +33, WXNR +31,

h DS +30, KJEE +30, KRZQ +30, SIAN +30, KCXX +29

SHINEDOWN Devour (Atlantic) 01B2 +22, WXNR +21, WRZX+18, WARQ+18, WRWK+18, WZX) +18, KHBZ +16, WTZR +16, WNFZ+14, KXTE +14

NINE INCH NAILS Discipline (The Null Corporation /RED) KNXX +26, WZJO e23, KMYZ +18, KRAB +TZ, KDGE +T/,

KORA +16, WTZR +16,1(113Z +14, WZNE +14, WBTZ +10

COLDPLAY Violet Hill (Capitol) IQJXX+32, KFTE +14, KRAB+13, WRXL+13, WRWK +11,

fayyOD+10, KROX +10, XETH +10, KEW +10, VVLUM +9

FOO FIGHTERS Let It Die (Roswell /RCA/RMG) WKRL +T7, KYSR +16, WZJO +14, KDGE +13, KRAK +13,

WZNE +10, SIAN +9, KFMA +9, WTZR +9, KNRK +9

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THE OFFSPRING Hammerhead (Columbia) KBPI, KOJE, KIOZ, KLAQ, KRXQ, KTEG, KXFX, WBSX, WBYR, WIYY, WRIF, WRZK, WTFX, WTKX, WWIZ, WWWX, WXTB, Wxzz

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SHINEDOWN Devour (Atlantic) KATT, KOJE, KIOZ, KISW, KRXQ, KRZR, KUPD, WBSX, WIYY, WMMR, WRXR, WTFX, WWIZ, WWWX, WXTB, WXZZ

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CANDLEBOX Stand (Silent Majority/ILG) KOOT KILO, KRXQ, Sirius Octane, WBUZ, WCCC, WJJO, WKLQ, WRIF, WRTT, WRZK, WWBN, WZMR, XM Swizz

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3 DOORS DOWN 12 Train (Universal Republic) KHTQ, KOMP, KXFX, KXXR, Sirius Octane, WCCC, WIIL, WKLQ, WRXW, WXQR, WZOR, XM Squizz

NINE INCH NAILS Discipline (Null Corporation/RED) KATT, KBPI, KOJE, KLAQ, KTEG, WBSX, WIYY, WQXA, WWBN

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PUDDLE OF MUDD We Don't Have To Look Back Now (Flawless /Geffen /Interscope) KOJE, KHTB, KHTQ, KRXQ, KXXR, WCCC, WIIL, WTKX, XM Swizz

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AIRBOURNE Runnin' Wild (Roadrunner/RRP) WBYR, WCCC, WIIL, WRIF, WATT, WXQR, XM Squizz

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FOO FIGHTERS Let It Die (Roswell /RCA/RMG) KIOZ, KRXQ, WCPR, WIYY, WTKX

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 5 Never Enough (Firm) KATT, KLAQ, KNCN, WRUF, WRXR

POP EVIL Hero (Pazzo/Jard Star) KUPD, WRXR, WRXW, WWIZ, WXZZ

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ADDED AT...

WBSX Wilkes- Barre, PA

PD /MD: James McKay

The Offspring, Hammerhead, 37 Nine Inch Nails, Discipline, 21


34 Leo, Lake, 9

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DROWNING POOL MAKES ITS FIRS-3 VISIT TO THE TOP 15 IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AS "ENEMY" JUMPS 19 -15. THE QUARTET LAST HIT THAT AREA OF THE CHART WITH "STEF UP,"

WHICH PEAKED AT NO. 5, IN JUNE 2034..


CANDLEBOX Stand (Silent Majority/LC) TOTAL STATIONS:

ANEW REVOLUTION Done (Koch) TOTAL STATIONS:

FLOBOTS Handlebars (Universal Republic) TOTAL STATIONS:

NEW AND ACTIVE PLAYS ARTIST PLAYS /GAIN TITLE / _ABEL /GAIN

116/66 FROM FIRST TO LAST 69/3 Worlds Away (Suretore /Interscope)

26 TOTAL _TATIONS: 12

116/22 GAVIN ROSSDALE 67/6 Love Re nains The Same (Inte -score)


88/21 AIR BC UR NE 52/32 Run -tie Wild (Roadrunner /RRP)


PUDDLE OF MUDD 83/52 We Don't Have To Look Back Now (Flawless /Geffen /Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS: 17

ENDEVERAFTER 83/21 Baby Baby Baby (Razor & Tie)

TOTAL STATIONS:

SCARS ON BROADWAY 52/13 The Say (Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS: 8

THE BLACK KEYS 43/O Stra sue Times (Nor esuch/Warner Bros.)


THE OFFSPRING Hammerhead (Columbia) KXXR +39, KILO +3, WBSX +37, KDOT +24, WMMR +22, W_00 +21, WWWX WX -ZI, WAAF +20, WTFX +20, WEDG +19

SHINEDOVN Devour (Atante) KHTB 020, WXTB +20, K2RQ+20, W W WX +19, KOJE +18,

WRXR+18, WIYKl8, WIYY+17, WTFX+T7, WEFT +17

FOO FIGHTERS Let It Die Btosvell /RCA/RMG) WMMR +14, WZv1R 10, WTKX +9, WEPT +9, WRXW +8, WQXA +7, KKk +6,KOMP +5, KRZR +5, WRIF +5

NINE INCH NAILS Discipline :The Null Corporation /REO) KBPI +19, WIYY +10 WKLQ +9, KOJE +9, KTEG +9, WRXW +9,

WB(2 +8, WLHZ n W35X +6, WBYR.6

MOTLEY OWE Saints Of _os Angeles (Motley) WMMR +14, WRXW +12, KOMP +9, KRZR +5, WKLQ +5,

WIIL +5, WRIT +5, (FRQ +4, WJJO +4, WLZX +4

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AIRBOURNE TOO MUCH, TOO YOUNG, TOD FAST (ROADRUNNER /RRP)

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SHINEDOWN Devour (Atlantic) KIOC, KMOD, WHJY, WJXQ, Wk.MS, WXFX, WZZO

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SAVING ABEL Addicted (SkiddcoNirgin/Capitop WHJY, WRQK

2

FOO FIGHTERS Let It Die (Roswell /RCA/RMG) KIOC, WRQK

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ANOTHER BLACK DAY 2 Wicked Souls (Bieler Bros.) KIOC, WRQK

ALTER BRIDGE 2 Before Tomorrow Comes (Universal Republic) KIOC, KMOO

AIRBOURNE 2 Ronnie' Wild (Roadrunner /RRP) KIOC, WKLC

CANDLEBOX 2 Stand (Silent MajorityALG) WHJY, WVRK

SEETHER 1

Rise Above This (Wind -up) WHJY

ADDED AT...

WJXQ Lansing, MI

OM: Paul Cashin

PD: Sheri Vegas


The Offspring, Hammerhead, O

r+rfi:xnr+.

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PLAYA ISIS GO TO:

www.RadioandRecorcs.com

HELLYEAH ALCOHAULIN' ASS (EPIC)

GUNS N' ROSES SWEET CHILD 0' MINE (GEFFEN /IVERSCOPE)

NICKELBACK ROCKSTAR (ROADRUNNER /RRP)

PINK FLOYD ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART II) (COLUMBIA)

AC /DC BACK IN BLACK (LEGACY /EPIC)

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ALTER BRIDGE MAKES ITS SIXTH CHART APPEARANCE AS "BEFORE -OMORROW COMES" ENTERS AT NO. 29. THE TRACK IS THE BAND'S THIRD FROM ITS ALBUM "B_ACKBIRD" FOLLOWING "RISE TODAY" AND "WATCH OVER YOU."


MUDVAYNE Dull Boy (Epic) TOTAL STATIONS:

ANOTHER BLACK DAY Wicked Souls ( Bieler Bros.) TOTAL STATIONS:

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THE OFFSPRING Hammerhead (Columbia) WEBN +20, KUFO +T7, KBER +13, WKLC +3, WDHA +1,

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SEETHER Rise Above This (Wind -up) WNOR +9, WKLC +9, WZZO +8, WMMS +7, WHJY +7,

WRQK +3, KMOD +2, WDHA +2, WVRK +2, WXFX v1

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WVRK +3, K MOO +2, WDHA +2, WXFX +Z K11.IX +1

DISTURBED I-tside The Fire (Reprise) MJFO +8, WZZO +8, WEBN +6, WMMS +6, KTUX +3,

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KZRR /Albuquerque, NM* OM: Bill May PD: Phil Mahoney MD: Rob Brothers

WZZO /Allentown, PA* PD: Tori Thomas MD: Keith Moyer

KWHUAnchorage, AK PD/MD: Brad Stennett

WTOS /Augusta, ME OM /PD: Steve Smith APD: Chris Rush

KIOC /Beaumont, TX* OM: Trey Poston PD: key Armstrong

WPTQ /Bowling Green, KY OM /PD: Alex "Axe" Parocai APD /MD: Monty Foster

WRQK /Canton, OH* PD: Greg Ausham

WPXC /Cape Cod, MA PD /MD: Suzanne Tonaire

WKLC /Charleston, WV* OM /PD: Jay Nunley APD: Brian Thompson MD: Dawn Cox

WEBN /Cincinnati. OH* OM /PD: Scott Reinhart MD: Dave Fritz

WMMS /Cleveland, OH* PD: Bo Matthews

WVRK /Columbus, GA* OM: Brian Waters PD: Chris Chaos

KAZR /Des Moines, IA* OM: Scott Allen PD: Ryan Patrick MD: Andy Hall

KHQG/Duluth, MN OM/PD: Jack Lawscn

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W RVCi Huntington, WV PD: Reeves Kutner APD: Stephen Perry

WJXQ/Lansing, MI* OM: Paul Cashin

PD: Sheri Vegas

WGIR/Manchester, NH* PD: Chr s "Doc" Garrett

WXFX /Montgomery, AL* PD: Rid Hendrick

WE/HA/Morristown, NJ* PD: Tony Pa ye APD: Curtis fay

WNOR /No-folk, VA* PD: Harvey F,ojan

APD /MD: Sonja Morrell

WXMM/Nvfolk, VA* OM/PD:JoIn Shomby

KCLB/Palrr Springs, CA OM/PD: Jen Shevlin MD:.Jenn Br=wskl

KUFO/Portand,OR* PD: Chris Pa yk

APD/MD: Da n Bozyk

WHJY/Proidence, RIB PD: Scott La Jdani

KCAURiverside, CA* PD: Steve Hoffman APD /MD: Daryl Norsell

WXRX /Rockford, IL PD: Jim Stone MD: Jon Schulz

KBER /Salt Lake City, UT* PD: Kelly Hammer APD /MD: Darby Wilcox

KZOZ /San Luis Obispo, CA OM: Pepper Daniels PD /MD: Dusty Rhoads

KTUX /Shreveport, LA* OM: Gary McCoy PD /MD: Randy Hill

KSHE /St. Louis, MO* OM: Rick Balls APD: Katy Kruze MD: Guy Favazza

WAQX /Syracuse, NY* OM: Tom Mitchell PD: Alexis APD /MD: Don Kelley

KMOD /Tulsa, 0K* OM /PD: Don Cristi

WMZK /Wausau, WI MD: Steve Resnick

KBZS /Wichita Falls, TX PD: Liz Ryan

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE MAKE IT WIT CHU REKORDS REKORDS /INTERSCOPE /UNIVERSAL 421 -24

SEETHER RISE ABOVE THIS WIND -UP 404 +75

THEORY OF A DEADMAN SO HAPPY i 604 /UNIVERSAL 390 -10

PUDDLE OF MUDD PSYCHO FLAWLESS /GEFFEN /UNIVERSAL 357 -49

MOTLEY CRUE SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES MOTLEY 339 +27

FINGER ELEVEN TALKING TO THE WALLS WIND -UP 332 +95

F00 FIGHTERS LET IT DIE ROSWELL/RCA/SONY BMG 332 +41

THE RACONTEURS SALUTE YOUR SOLUTION THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS./WARNER 328 -6

WEEZER PORK AND BEANS DGC /GEFFEN /UNIVERSAL 265 +60

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AGAINST MEI STOP SIRE/REPRISE/WARNER 252 -29

COLOPLAY VIOLET HILL PARLOPHONE /EMI 244 +64

STATE OF SHOCK HEARTS THAT BLEED CORDOVA BAY 231 -25

THE TREWS PARANOID FREAK O THEBUMSTEAD/UNIVERSAL 221 +73

AIRBOURNE TOO MUCH, TOo YOUNG, TOO FAST ROADRUNNER/WARNER 217 -43

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WEQX /Albany, NY* OM /PD: Willobee MD: Amber Miller

WHRUAlbany, NY* OM: John Cooper

PD /MD: Tim Noble

KROX /Austin, TX* OM: Chase

PD: Lynn Barstow MD: Toby Ryan

KRAB /Bakersfield, CA* OM: Kenn McCloud PD /MD: Danny Spanks

APD: Jared Mann

KNXX /Baton Rouge, LA* OM /PD: Dave Dunaway APD: Phillip Kish MD: Darren Gauthier

KQXR /Boise, ID* OM: Dan McColly

PO: Jeremy Nicolato MD: Jeremi Smith

WBCN /Boston, MA* PD: Dave Wellington MD: Dan O'Brien

WFNX /Boston, MA* PD: Keith Dakin

MD: Paul Driscoll

WBTZ /Burlington, VT* OM /PD: Matt Grasso

APD /MD: Kevin Mays

WZJO /Charleston, WV* OM: Jeff Whitehead

WEND /Charlotte, NC* OM: Bruce Logan PD /MD: Jack Daniel

WKQX /Chicago, IL* PD: Marc Young

WSWD /Cincinnati, OH* OM: Patti Marshall APO: Julie Evans

WKRK /Cleveland, OH* PD: Dominic Nardella

WARQ /Columbia, SC* PD: Dave Stewart MD: Matt Lee

WWCD /Columbus, OH* OM: Randy Malloy

PD: Andy "Andyman" Davis

KDGE /Dallas, TX* OM /PD: Vince Richards APD: Chris Ryan

WXEG /Dayton, 0H* OM: Tony Tilford PD: Steve Kramer MD: Matt Jericho

KTCUDenver, CO* PD: Nerf MD: Eric "Bonny" Clouse

CIMX /Detroit, MI* PD: Vince Cannova

MD: Jay Hudson

KXNA /Fayetteville, AR PD: Dave Jackson

WJBX /Ft. Myers, FL* PD: Matt Johnson APO: Anthony "Roach" Proffitt MD: Jeff Zito

WGRD /Grand Rapids, MI* PD: Jerry Tarrants

WXNR /Greenville, NC* OM: Bruce Simel MD: Blando

KUCD /Honolulu, HI* PD: Adam Carr

MO: Chris Sampaio

KTBZ/Houston, TX* PD /MD: Don Jantzen

WRZX /Indianapolis, IN* PD /MD: Lenny Diana

WTZR /Johnson City, TN* OM: Bill Hagy

KRBZ/Kansas City, MO* OM: Bob Edwards

PD: Greg Bergen

APD /MD: Jason Ulanet

WNFZ /Knoxville, TN* OM: Terry Gillingham PD: Shane Cox

APD /MD: Valerie Hale

KFTE /Lafayette, LA* PD: Scott Perrin MD: Jude Vice

KXTE /Las Vegas, NV* PD: Chris Ripley

MD: Homie Pooser

KROQ /Los Angeles, CA* PD: Kevin Weatherly APD: Gene Sandbloom MD: Lisa Worden

KYSR /Los Angeles, CA* PD: Michael Martin APD /MD: Julie Pilat

WMFS /Memphis, TN* PD: Rob Cressman

MD: Sydney Nabors

WLUM/Milwaukee, WI* PD: Jacent Jackson MD: Chris Calef

WHTG /Monmouth, NJ* PO: Terrie Carr

MD: Matt Murray

WKZQ /Myrtle Beach, SC

OM /PD: Mark McKinney MD: Mase Brazelle

WROX /Norfolk, VA* OM /PD: Jay Michaels

KHBZ /Oklahoma City, OK* OM: Tom Travis PD: Jeff Blackburn

WJRR /Orlando, FL*

PD: Rick Everett

KEDJ /Phoenix, AZ* PD: Bruce St. James APD /MD: Tim Virgin

WXDX /Pittsburgh, PA* OM /PD: John Moschitta MD: Vinnie Ferguson

WCYY /Portland, ME* PD: Herb Ivy

MD: Brian James

KNRK /Portland, OR* PD: Mark Hamilton

WBRU /Providence, RI* OM: Mark Stachowski PD: Chris Novella APO: Tom Ghiden MD: Nick Castillo

KRZQ /Reno, NV* OM: Mark Keefe

PD: Melanie Flores MD: Chris Payne

WDYL /Richmond, VA* PD: Fisher

WRXURichmond, VA* OM: Bill Cahill

PD /MD: Casey Krukowski

KCXX /Riverside, CA* PD: John DeSantis APD /MD: Bobby Sato

WZNE /Rochester, NY* PD /MD: Danni

KWOD /Sacramento, CA* OM /PD: Curtiss Johnson MD: Andy Hawk

KXRK /Salt Lake City, UT* OM: Alan Hague

PD: Todd Noker

APO: Corey O'Brien MD: Artie Rifkin

KBZT /San Diego, CA* PD: Garett Michaels

APO: Mike Hansen MD: Mike Halloran

XETRA /San Diego, CA* PD: Phil Manning MD: Capone

KITS /San Francisco, CA* PD: Dave Numme APD /MD: Aaron Axelsen

KCNL /San Jose, CA* PD: Jeanene Calhoun

KJEE /Santa Barbara, CA* PD: Eddie Gutierrez MD: Dave Hanacek

Music Choice Alternative /Satellite PD: Justin Prager

MD: Gary Susalis

Sirius Alt Nation /Satellite* OM: Gregg Steele PD: Rich McLaughlin APO: Khaled Elsebai

XM Ethel /Satellite* PD: Steve Kingston MD: Erik Range

WFXH /Savannah, GA* OM: Jon Robbins PD: Boomer APD /MD: Leslie Scott

KNDD /Seattle, WA* PD: Lazio

APD /M0: Andrew Harms

KQRA /Springfield, MO* PD: Kristen Bergman MD: Shadow Williams

KPNT /St. Louis, MO* PD: Tommy Mattern APO: Kyle Guderian

MD: Scott Rizzuto

WKRL/Syracuse, NY* MD: Ty

WSUN/Tampa, FL* PD: Shark

WRWK /Toledo, OH* PD: Dan McClintock APD /MD: Carolyn Stone

KFMA/Tucson, AZ* PD: Matt Spry APO: Chris Firmage MD: Greg Rampage

KMYZ/Tulsa, OK* PD: Kenny Wall

W WDC /Washington, DC* APO: Dave Hennessy MD: Greg Roche

WPBZ /West Palm Beach, FL* PD: John O'Connell MD: Ross Mahoney

WSFM/Wilmington, NC OM: Jerry Mac

PD /MD: Mike Kennedy

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KEYJ /Abilene, TX OM: Randy Jones

PD /AMD: Frank Pain

WZMR /Albany, NY* OM: Kevin Callahan PD: Nik Rivers

KTEG /Albuquerque, NM* OM /PD: Bill May MD: Aaron "Buck" Burnett

WWWX /Appleton, WI* PD /MD: Guy Dark

WJSE /Atlantic City, NJ

OM /PD: Rich DeSisto APD /MD: Scott Reilly

WCHZ/Augusta, GA* OM: Harley Drew

PD: Chuck Williams

WIYY /Baltimore, MD* PO: Dave Hill

APD /MD: Rob Heckman

WCPR /Biloxi, MS* OM: Kenny Vest APD /MD: Maynard

WKGB /Binghamton, NY OM /PD: Jim Free

APD /MD: Tim Boland

WAAF /Boston, MA* PD: Ron Valevi

MD: Mistress Carrie

WEDG /Buffalo, NY* PD /MD: Evil Jim

WYBB /Charleston, SC* OM /PD: Mike Allen MD: Amy Hutto

WRXR /Chattanooga, TN* PD: Boner

WIIUChicago, IL* OM /PD: John Perry APO: Tom Kief

MD: Steve Salzman

KRQR /Chico, CA

OM: Chad Perry

PD: Neil Randall

KILO /Colorado Springs, CO* PD: Ross Ford

MD: Jack Mehoff

KNCN /Corpus Christi, TX* OM /PD: Paula Newell

APD /MD: Monte Montana

KBPI /Denver, CO* PD: Willie B.

APD /MD: Aaron "Double A" Montell

WRIF /Detroit, MI* OM /PD: Doug Podell

APD /MD: Mark Pennington

KLQ /EI Paso, TX* OM /PD: Courtney Nelson

APD /MD: Glenn Garza

WGBF /Evansville, IN

OM /PD: Mike Sanders

APD /MD: Slick Nick

WWBN /Flint, MI5 OM: J. Patrick PD: Brian Beddow APD /MD: Tony LaBrie

KRZR /Fresno, CA* OM /PD: Paul Wilson APD /MD: Skippy

WBYR /Ft. Wayne, IN* APD /MD: Stiller

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WRUF /Gainesville, FL* OM /PD: Harry Guscott APO: Kyle Baldry MD: Jack Wich

WKLQ /Grand Rapids, MI* OM: Brent Alberts PD /MD: Michael Grey

WZOR /Green Bay, WI* PD: Joe Calgaro

APO: Cutter MD: Borna Velic

WXQR /Greenville, NC* PD /MD: Dave Tripp

WTPT /Greenville, SC* OM /PD: Mark Hendrix MD: Twisted Todd

WQXA /Harrisburg, PA* OM /PD: Ken Carson

APD /MD: Nixon

WCCC /Hartford, CT* PD: Michael Picozzi

APD /MD: Mike Karolyi

WAMX /Huntington, WV PD /MD: Erik Raines

APD: Robin Wilds

WRTT /Huntsville, AL* OM /PD: Lee Reynolds APD /MD: Clay Sanders

WRXW /Jackson, MS* PD /MD: Brad Stevens

WRZK /Johnson City, TN* PD /MD: Scott Onks

KQRC /Kansas City, MO* OM /PD: Bob Edwards MD: Paul Marshall

KOMP /Las Vegas, NV* PD: John Griffin MD: Carlota

KZCD /Lawton, OK PD: Don "Critter" Brown APD: J.C. "Kelso" Kellison

WXZZ/Lexington, KY* OM: Robert Lindsey PD: Johnny Maze APD: Twitch

KDJE /Little Rock, AR* OM: Sonny Victory PD: Jeff Petterson MD: Adam Peterson

WTFX /Louisville, KY* PD: Charlie Steele

MD: Frank Webb

KFMX /Lubbock, TX OM /PD: Wes Nessmann

WJJO /Madison, WI* PD: Randy Hawke

APD /MD: Blake Patton

KFRQ /McAllen, TX* OM /PD: Mike Quinn

KBRE /Merced, CA PD /MD: Jason LaChance

WHDR /Miami, FL* OM: David Israel

PD: Kevin Vargas

MD: Dave Hanson

KXXR /Minneapolis, MN* OM: Dave Hamilton PD: Wade Linder APD /MD: Pablo

WRAT /Monmouth, NJ* OM /PD: Carl Craft APD /MD: Robyn Lane

WCLG /Morgantown, WV OM /PD: Jeff Miller

WBUZ/Nashville, TN* OM: Dean Warfield PD /MD: Troy Hanson APD: Zigz

KATT /Oklahoma City, OK* OM /PD: Chris Baker MD: Jake Daniels

WYYX /Panama City, FL OM: Kris Van Dyke

PD: Chris Alan APD /MD: Stroke

WTKX /Pensacola, FL* PD: Joel Sampson APD /MD: Mark The Shark

WIXO /Peoria, IL OM /PD: Matt Bahan

WMMR /Philadelphia, PA* PD: Bill Weston APO: Chuck Damico

MD: Sean "The Rabbi" Tyszler

WYSP /Philadelphia, PA* PD: John Cook

APO: Spike

MD: Jeff Sottolano

KUPD /Phoenix, AZ* PD /MD: Larry McFeelie

KDOT /Reno, NV* OM: Jim McClain PD /MD: Jaye Patterson

KRXQ /Sacramento, CA* OM /PD: Jim Fox

WKQZ/Saginaw, MI PD: Hoser

APD /MD: Matt Bingham

WZBH /Salisbury, MD OM: Sue Timmons PD: Sean McHugh MD: Chris Steele

KHTB /Salt Lake City, UT* PD: Kayvon Motiee APD /MD: Roger Orton

KISS /San Antonio, TX* PD /MD: LA Lloyd

KIOZ /San Diego, CA* OM: Jim Richards PD /MD: Shauna Moran -Brown

KURQ /San Luis Obispo, CA

OM: Mark Mitchell APD /MD: Stephanie Bell

KXFX /Santa Rosa, CA* PD /MD: Scott Less

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Music Choice Rock /Satellite PD: Justin Prager

MD: Gary Susalis

Sirius Octane /Satellite* OM: Gregg Steele

PD: Jeff Regan

XM Squizz/Satellite* PD: Bodhi Ebright MD: Grant Random

KISW /Seattle, WA* OM /PD: Dave Richards

APO: Ryan Castle

WHBZ/Sheboygan, WI PD: Roc Simonet MD: Dave Nelson

WRBR /South Bend, IN

PD: Tommy Carroll

KHTQ/Spokane, WA* PD /MD -. Barry Bennett APO: Kris Siebers

WLZX /Springfield, MA* PD /MD: Courtney Quinn

KZRQ /Springfield, MO* OM: Valorie Knight PD: Simon Nytes

WXTB/Tampa, FL* OM: Brad Hardin

PD: Double Down

APD: Mike Killabrew

WKLL/Utica, NY MD: Ty

KFMW /Waterloo, IA OM /PD: Michael Cross

WBSX/Wilkes Barre, PA* PD /M0: James McKay

KATS/Yakima, WA OM /PD: Ron Harris

WWIZ/Youngstown, OH* OM /PD: Scott Kennedy

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Americana Music Assn.'s Jed Hilly on the genre's past, present

and future

Peace, Love And Americana

John Schoenberger Jschoenberger @RadioandRecords.com

is been nearly a decade since the Americana Music Assn. was formed -and longer than that since an Americana airplay chart first emerged. The term "Americana" has grad- ually seeped into the musical lexicon. In the guest column that follows, AMA executive director Jed Hilly brings us

up to date on what the organization has been up to.

I still get the question, "What is Americana ?"

But there are more ways to answer that these days,

beginning with the single best place to experience

the totality of Americana -and that is the annual

Americana Music Festival & Conference. This year will mark the ninth anniversary of the

event, which takes place Sept. 17 -20 in Nashville.

This gathering of the Americana community brings together the music industry and fans. As

Enmrylou Harris described it last November: "I am

surrounded by like souls, fellow travelers on the

outskirts of the mainstream. Americana, here we

are, and we are here to stay."

There are other ways to learn about

Americana, too. For years now, R&R has published

our Americana Airplay chart, verifying the legiti-

macy of the genre to the industry. In February,

Rolling Stone began reprinting the chart's top I O

alongside truncated versions of the Billboard 200,

the Billboard Hot 111(1 and the iTunes top 10.solid-

ifying Americana as a bona fide genre.

The biggest night of the year in the music busi-

ness is the Grammy Awards, and with his

"Washington Square Serenade" release, Steve

Earle picked up the contemporary folk/ Americana award this year. And following this

year's awards show, the AMA hosted its first Salute

to the Grammys after -party (with the blessing of the Recording Academy) and featured performances by Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale and

nominees Lucinda Williams and Charlie Louvin.

So perhaps now the question will change from "What is Americana ?" to "Is that Americana ?" Much like a jazz debate over the question "Is Norah Jones a jazz artist or a pop artist or both ?," many artists in the Americana

MAY 16, 2008

category straddle genres.

Now That's Americana Where exactly "Americana" comes from as it

relates to a music genre is debatable, but it was first

used by the Gavin radio airplay chart in 1995. So

when a group of industry professionals got

together in 1999 in Austin to begin shaping the

organization that would be called the AMA, they

sought to give a voice and support to those artists

who were making great music, whether or not it fit into the sales and marketing mechanisms of the

mainstream music industry.

Despite the challenge of limited airplay and the

absence of major marketing machines to support its goals, this fledgling nonprofit association has

worked as an army of volunteers to forward the

artists and their music. And slowly but surely, over

time more record labels have released CDs and

more artists are making music independently in the

Americana genre.

While the music business searches for the next new business model, Americana artists and

labels have been living it for years and will continue- regardless of any financial setbacks,

label consolidations, file- sharing or any other unforeseen calamity.

Artists like Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and

Levon Helm will continue to make music

because it's their passion.The message is spread by

the likes of Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin and

Rodney Crowell. The baton will be passed, constantly, and maybe Old Crow Medicine Show,

Todd Snider or the Avett Brothers will become the next household names.

Riding With The King The Americana Music

Assn. will honor John

Hiatt with its Lifetime

Achievement in

Songwriting Award

during an awards

ceremony at the

association's annual

musical festival and

conference, to be held

Sept. 17 -20 in Nashville.

'Perhaps now the question will change from "What is Americana ?" to "Is that Americana ?" '

-Jed Hilly

Support From Many Places From the artists' perspective, Americana isn't nec-

essary to define. Buddy Miller says, "It's the bin in

the record store with that stuff-that fell in between

the cracks" But beyond the record store,

Americana is everywhere; it is the backbone of major festivals like Bonnaroo and Merlefest. Sam

Bush says, "We are not just waiting for the next big

trend; in Americana we are the trend" Last year Helm brought his Woodstock, N.Y. -

based Midnight Ramble show to the historic

Ryman Auditoriuna in Nashville for the first AMA

benefit concert. It featured walk -on performances by John Hiatt, Ricky Skaggs, Sheryl Crow,

Miller, Bush and Harris. Others who have per-

formed for the association include artists ranging

in style and stature from Lyle Lovett, Mavis Staples

and John Prine to Alejandro Escovedo, Mary

Gauthier and James McMurtry and further on to

Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash.

In addition to bedrock sponsors like BMI,

EchoMusic, the Gibson Foundation and SESAC,

Americana is also growing its partnership base. In

a unique move for a music festival or industry

conference, AMA has partnered with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music

Hall of Fame on multiple events at last year's

Americana Conference, ranging from keynote

interviews with Lovett and Harris to songwriter sessions with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Chris Knight and Scott Miller. The interviews were designat-

ed for conference attendees only, but the song-

writer sessions were open to attendees and the

general public.

And the general public seems to be open to the

idea of Americana, in some ways more than the

broader music industry itself. They don't argue

about whether a song is Americana; they just

appreciate great music.

Despite the trials our industry has been

through and the uncertainly felt by many,

Americana will endure. The landscape has

changed but our business is cyclical. From the '70s

to the '90s, we watched thousands of records

stores give way to big -box outlets and department store sections.

Yet today the coolest places to shop are still

stores like Waterloo in Austin and Grimey's in

Nashville, and thanks to the Internet, there are

more music distribution outlets than we can count.

Plus, new independent labels are popping up daily,

and more people are listening to music and seeing

live music more than ever before. RNR

Factoids Formed in 1999 and based in

Nashville, the Americana Music

Assn. now has more than 1,200

active members.

The organization has 19

board members, including

XM Satellite Radio pro-

grammer Jessie Scott as president;

artist manager Tim McFadden, VP;

Performing Songwriter magazine's

Abby White, secretary; and Avenue

.r AME M,00

Bank's Val Tucker, treasurer.

2008 s the ninth year of the

Americana Music Festival &

Conference and the sev-

enth year of the Honors &

Awards Show.

Executive director Jed

Hilly has been with the organization

since February 2007.

For more info, go to americana-

music.org.

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COUNTING CROWS YOU CAN'T COUNT ON ME

JACK JOHNSON IF I HAD EYES

MUDCRUTCH SCARE EASY

STEVE WINWOOD FEATURING ERIC DIRTY CITY

AUGUSTANA SWEET AND LOW

SPOON DON'T YOU EVAH

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MATT NATHANSON COME ON GET HIGHER

THE B -525 FUNPLEX

ALANIS MORISSETTE UNDERNEATH

LANDON PIGG

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ATLANTIC /RRP

WARNER BROS.

DGC /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE

BRUSHFIRE /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC

REPRISE

CLAPTON COLUMBIA

EPIC

MERGE

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AIRPOW ER MERCURY /IDJMG

AWARE /COLUMBIA

VANGUARD

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AIR POWER MAVERICK /REPRISE

AIR POWER FALLING IN LOVE AT A COFFEE SHOP RCA/RMG

TRISTAN PRETTYMAN MADLY VIRGIN /CAPITOL

NEEDTOBREATHE MORE TIME ATLANTIC

THE BLACK CROWES GOODBYE DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION SILVER ARROW

FEIST I FEEL IT ALL CHERRYTREE /POLYDOR /INTERSCOPE

AMOS LEE LISTEN BLUE NOTE /CAPITOL

SARA BAREILLES BOTTLE IT UP EPIC

VAN MORRISON THAT'S ENTRAINMENT LOST HIGHWAY

ONEREPUBLIC 11

STOP AND STARE MOSLEY /INTERSCOPE

MY MORNING JACKET I'M AMAZED ATO /RED

TIFT MERRITT BROKEN FANTASY /CMG

GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME INTERSCOPE

OLD 97'S DANCE WITH ME NEW WEST

ARTIST NIELSEN BDS TITLE / IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL CERTIFICATIONS

INGRID MICHAELSON THE WAY I AM (CABIN 24 /ORIGINAL SIGNAURED)

SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG (EPIC)

SHERYL CROW LOVE IS FREE (A &M /INTERSCOPE)

EDDIE VEDDER HARD SUN (MONKEY WRENCH/PRIME)

MIKE DOUGHTY 27 JENNIFERS (ATO /RED)

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DAVID GRAY YOU'RE THE WORLD TO ME (ATO /RED)

SNOW PATROL SHUT YOUR EYES (POLYDOR /A &M /INTERSCOPE)

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS GONE, GONE, GONE (DONE MOVED ON) (ROUNDER)

BRANDI CARLILE TURPENTINE (COLUMBIA)

MAT KEARNEY BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT (HOLLYWOOD /AWARE/COLUMBIA)

ARTIST TITLE/ LABEL

NEW STATIONS

LOS LONELY BOYS Staying With Me (Epic) KCUV, KINK, KRSH, KTHX, WCLZ, WMMM, WNCS, WXRV

8

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS Rich Woman (Rounder) KCW, KRSH, KTHX, WCOO, WXRV

5

JAKOB DYLAN Something Good This Way Comes (Columbia) KFOG, WMMM, WRNR

3

RAMONEAD House Of Cards (TBD /ATO) KCUV, KRSH, KRVB

3

COLDPLAY Violet Hill (Capitol) WRNX, XM Cafe

2

VAEL NAIM New Soul (Tot Ou Tard /Atlantic) KWMT, WTTS

2

MY MORNING JACKET 2 I'm Amazed (ATO /RED) KTHX, WITS

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS No Hiding Place

(Lost Highway) KPRI, WXRT

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125 133

117 114

115 116

103 109


THE RACONTEURS Old Enough (Third Man/Warner Bros.] TOTAL STATIONS:

LINKIN PARK Shadow Of The Day (Warner Bros.) TOTAL STATIONS:


116/1 AIMEE MANN Freeway

(SuperEgo) 17 TOTAL STATIONS: 14

108/1 RADIOHEAD 90/22 House Of Cards (TBC : /ATO)


PLAYS /GAIN

94/9

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS 107/38 No Hiding Place (Lost Highway) TOTAL STATIONS: 18

KT TUNSTALL 102/10 Little Favours (RelentlessNi rg i n /Capitol) TOTAL STATIONS: 13

JACK JOHNSON 99/14 Hope (Brushfire /Universal Republic) TOTAL STATIONS: 8

MOST INCREASED

PLAYS

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO 87/1 Always A Friend [Bac« Porch /Manhattan /Capitol) TOTAL STATIONS: 10

COUNTING CROWS 78/18 Come Around (DGC /Geffen /Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS: 10

SHERYL CROW 77/31 Out Df Our Heads (A &M /Interscope) TOTAL STATIONS: 9

COLDPLAY Violet Hill _capitol) WRNX +17, SISE +14, KPTL +10, KMTT +9, XMCF +9,

WITS +8, WXRV +B, WCLZ +8, WZEW +8, WMMM +8

AMOS LEE Listen (Blue Note /Capitol) SISP +18, KRVB +9, WMMM +8, KTHX 7 KGSR +5,

WRNR +5, KINK +4, WLLZ +3, KFOG +3, W000 +2

LOS LONELY BOYS Staying With Me (Epic) KMTT+B, KBCO +8. KINK +7, KFOG +6, KRSH +6, KPTL +5, WMMM +4, KCUV .3, KPRI +3, KCSR +1

DUFFY Mercy (Mercury/IDJMG) WRNX «p, KMTT +9, WZEW +8, WXRV +8, KBCO +5,

KFOG+4, SISP +3, WOZ+3, WMMM +2, WXRT +1

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS No Hiding Place (Lost Highway) SISP +12, WCOO +B, KTHX 7 WXRT +5, WRNR +4, KRSH +3, KBCO +3, WTT5 +3, WCLZ +2, KCSR +2

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2008 LEGEND: See legend to charts in charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 29 triple A stations are electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a

day, 7 days a week. Indicator chart comprised of 51 reporters. © 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART ATLANTIC 647 -5

R.E.M. SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS WARNER BROS. 550 -35

JAKOB DYLAN SOMETHING GOOD THIS WAY COMES COLUMBIA 497 0

MUDCRUTCH SCARE EASY REPRISE 456 +42

COUNTING CROWS YOU CAN'T COUNT ON ME DGC /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE 453 -9

COLDPLAY VIOLET HILL CAPITOL 452 +255

STEVE WINWOOD FEAT. ERIC CLAPTON DIRTY CITY COLUMBIA 434 -20

JASON MRAZ rM YOURS ATLANTIC /RRP 429 +11

OLD 97'8 DANCE WITH ME NEW WEST 421 +45

AMOS LEE LISTEN BLUE NOTE /CAPITOL 324 +61

JACKIE GREENE' HAKEN 429 /SLG 318 -5

AUGUST/MA SWEET AND LOW EPIC 312 *31

VAN MORRISON THAT'S ENTRAINMENT LOST HIGHWAY 312 -42

JACK JOHNSON IF I HAD EYES BRUSHFIRE /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 297 -37

THE CAT EMPIRE so MANY NIGHTS VELOUR 293 +8

THE BLACK CROWES GOODBYE DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION SILVER ARROW 292 -25

THE KOOKS ALWAYS WHERE I NEED TO BE ASTRALWERKS /CAPITOL 277 -15

DUFFY MERCY MERCURY /IDJMG 269 +12

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO ALWAYS FRIEND BACK PORCH /MANHATTAN /CAPITOL 259 +20

TRISTAN PRETTYMAN MADLY VIRGIN /CAPITOL 248 -13

NEWTON FAULKNER NIL AMCATCH ME AWARE /COLUMBIA 247 -7

KT TUNSTALL LITTLE FAVOURS RELENTLESS /VIRGIN 246 +33

AIMEE MANN FREEWAY SUPEREGO 228 +78

MY MORNING JACKET l'M AMAZED ATO /RED 219 +116

WILCO GL<D IT'S OVER NBC /ADRENALINE 211 +22

ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS NO HIDING PLACE LOST HIGHWAY 210 *63

JIM WHITE CRASH INTO THE SUN LUAKA BOP 205 -13

SARA BAREILLES BOTTLE IT UP EPIC 204 +35

KATHLEEN EDWARDS THE CHEAPEST KEY ZOE /ROUNDER 202 -25

FEIST FEE_ IT ALL CHERRYTREE/POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE 199 +10

LOS LONELY BOYS 23 Staying With Me

(Epic) DMX Folk Rock, KLRR, KMTN, KNBA, KOZT, KPIG, KPND, KROK, KTAO, KTBG, KYSL, Music Choice Adult Alternative, WBJB, wosT, WEXT, WFIV, WJCU, WMVY, WMWV, WNRN, WTYD, WXPN, WYEP

ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS 13 No Hiding Place (Lost Highway) KBAC, KMTN, KNBA, KPIG, KROK, KSUT, WCNR, WFIV, WJCU, WNCW, WRSI, WTMD, WUIN

ROBERT PLANT / ALISON KRAUSS 13

Rich Woman (Rounder) DMX Folk Rock, KLRR, KMTN, KOHO, KOZT, KROK, KSUT, KTAO, KTBG, KYSL, WMWV, WNRN, WOCM

RAILROAD EARTH 12 Hard Livin' (SCI Fidelity) KPIG, KPND, KSUT, KTAO, KTBG, KYSL

WCBE, WEISE,

WKZE, WNC+µ WNRN, WUN

JOE COCKER 7 Long As I C ,n See The Light (Fantasy /CMG) KDBB, KNBA., KPIG, KSUT, KTAO KYSL, WNRN

FOR WEEK - ENDING MAY 11, 2003

ARTIST TITLE

JAMES MCMURTRV JUST US KIDS

HAYES CARLL TROUBLE IN MIND

VAN MORRISON KEEP IT SIMPLE

PAUL THORN A LONG WAY FROM TUPELO

c KATHLEEN EDWARDS ASKING FOR FLOWERS

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THE WAYBACKS LOADED

TIFT MERRITT ANOTHER COUNTRY

THE WAIFS SUNDIRTWATER

OLD 97'S BLAME IT ON GRAVITY

BELLEVILLE OUTFIT WANDERIN

KATHY MATTEA COAL

THE STEELDRIVERS THE STEELDRIVERS

CHATHAM COUNTY LINE

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RYAN BINGHAM MESCALITO

JIM LAUDERDALE & THE DREAM PLAYERS HONEY SONGS

DRIVE -BY TRUCKERS BRIGHTER THAN CREATION'S DARK

MARCIA BALL PEACE, LOVE & BBC/

SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND STRANGE INVITATION

DOC MARSHALLS HONEST FOR ONCE

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE THE GOOD LIFE

THE WOOD BROTHERS LOADED

BODEANS STILL

BUZZ CASON HATS OFF TO HANK

JACKIE GREENE GIVING UP THE GHOST

MANDO SAENZ BUCKET

ALLISON MOORER MOCKINGBIRD

GARY LOURIS VAGABONDS

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO REAL ANIMAL

CAROLYN WONDERLAND MISS UNDERSTOOD

IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL PLA1eS

TW CUMULATIVE

LIGHTNING ROD

LOST HIGHWAY

LOST HIGHWAY

PER ,ETUAL OBSCURITY

ZOE /ROUNDER

PROPER AMERICAN

COMPASS

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NEW WEST

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ROUNDER

YEP ROC

LOST HIGHWAY

YEP ROC

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JANK JANKINS

INDEPENDENT

BLOODSHOT

BLUE NOTE /CAPITOL

RESOLUTION

PALO DURO

429/SLG

CARNIVAL

NEW LINE

RYKODISC

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BISMEAUX

592 +14 4148

556 +33 2351

348 -31 2433

332 -36 5340

329 -6 3073

292 +15 2029

274 -14 2097

263 -40 6871

259 -21 2825

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BAND OF HEATHENS 22 Band of Heathens (BOH)

ELIZA GILKYSON Beautiful World (Red House)

RAILROAD EARTH Amen Comer (SCI Fidelity)

ELEVEN 16 HUNDRED

SPRINGS Cocntry Jam (Pao Dora)

ELVIS COSTELLO 19 AND THE

IMPOSTERS 16 Momofuku (Lost Highway)

THE INFAMOUS STRPID]IJS IS 12

13 The Infamous Stringdustcs (Sugar Hill)

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R &R LATIN

Voter registration drives and immigration bills are among Latin radio election year initiatives

Waking Up The Sleeping Giant

Jackie Madrigal JMadrigal[[email protected]

he current U.S. political landscape presents an ideal opportunity for Hispanics to get involved in the political process. Not only are we concerned about issues like the faltering economy, rising gas prices and the war in Iraq - but the immigration debate cuts to the heart for many Latinos.

The story of the Hispanic inunigrant hits close to home, because whether one's arrival in the United States was with a visa in hand or by birth, many know an undocumented person who left his or her country of origin in search of a better way of life.The plight of the immigrant is palpa- ble in the lyrics of many songs blaring on Spanish -language radio -and regional Mexican isn't the only genre spreading the message. Songs in multiple Latin genres -front alternative to pop to urban -tell emotionally charged stories of immigrant struggles. Los Tigres del Norte, Ricardo Arjona, Molotov, El Tri, Calle 13 and other acts have released songs

that speak to the toils of immigration, soldiers at war and the proposed fence between Mexico and the States.

But with few powerful, nationally known political figures to rely on, and no Hollywood heavyweights volunteering to step up to the plate, it is Spanish -language radio and TV that have taken on the role of creating a

movement to stir political activism within the Hispanic community. Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, who hosts morning show "El Piolin por la Marïana" on Univision Radio regional Mexican KSCA (La Nueva) /Los Angeles, has long had a motto for his listeners: "Why do we come to this country? To succeed "That success involves motivating his large national audience -his show can be

heard in 42 markets -to learn English, become U.S. citizens, register to vote and be counted. And

his colleagues at other Spanish -language stations have been campaigning to motivate Hispanics to speak out through their vote.

Leadership Role Sonic Latin radio executives have also taken a

leadership role, especially in emerging markets where tough immigration bills have been intro-

duced and, in some cases,

passed. Curtis Media regional Mexican WYMY (La Ley)/ Raleigh joined forces with local Univision affiliate

WUVC -TV and the North Carolina Board of Elections for a voter registration drive. La Ley visited four cities in the state,

staging live remotes to register new Hispanic voters.

Along with helping to educate the Hispanic community at

large on the importance of exercising the right to vote, WYMY PD Julie Garza says the station especially wanted to reach younger Latinos. It was also important to inform listeners that they now have the option to mark "Hispanic" as their ethnicity on the ballot in

North Carolina, she says, an option they didn't have prior to Jan. 1, 2002.

"Three- hundred -plus people showed up [at

the remotes], and although that may seem like a

small number, for a state like North Carolina, with a recent influx of Hispanics, that number is

huge," Garza says. In addition to the registration drive, WYMY has been airing PSAs encourag-

Ga rza


'It is our duty to let the people know we need to be counted and to work toward bettering the conditions of our Hispanic brothers and sisters.'

-Julie Garza

ing listeners to register. "We tried to personalize those messages," she says, adding that it's important for broadcasters to serve as an example for

those who aren't quite sure how to register.

The station's outreach program has been rewarding, Garza says. "Even people who were waiting to receive their citizenship in a few months showed up to get information on how to register once their citizenship came in." Garza says La Ley will continue to promote the importance of being politically active. "It is our duty to do this, to let the people know we need to be counted and to work toward bettering the conditions of our Hispanic brothers and sisters."

'Because we had already dealt with a potentially damaging immigration bill passing, a lot of people recognized that if they had the opportunity to become a citizen, they'd better take it.'

-Russ Dodge

Politically Minded Songs Ricardo Arjona

Featuring Intocable,

"Mojado"

Los Tigres del Norte,

"José Pérez León,"

"Jaula de Oro," "Mi

Soldado"

El Tri, "El Muro"

Molotov, "Frijolero"

Calle 13, "Pal Norte"

Los Originales de San

Juan, "Basta"

Immigration Legislation In Indiana, which, like North Carolina, held presidential primaries May 6,

Continental Broadcasting GM Russ Dodge says regional Mexican WEDJ (Radio Latina) /Indianapolis has also

been pushing for Hispanics to register to vote. In March, the state dodged a bullet, when an immigration bill (SB 335) introduced by state Sen. Mike Delph died in a committee-at least for now.

"Because we had already dealt with the issue of a potentially very damaging immigration bill passing, a lot of people recognized that if they had the opportunity to prove down the path of becoming a citizen, they'd better take it," Dodge says.

The station's current efforts are focused on registering Hispanics who were already citizens, especiallyl8- to 34- year -olds. With support from the Secretary of State's office, the station held voter registration drives for the state's primaries. "I was pleasantly surprised how many people registered, because it was up to the deadline," Dodge says, adding that those who missed it expressed interest in registering to vote in the general election.

Dodge says the emphasis of Radio Latina's on -air message was that by registering to vote,

Hispanics could oppose legislation similar to SB

335 that may be placed on the ballot as well as

the lawmakers who introduce such bills.

Dodge and the station recognized the role that local officials played in opposing the bill, including Indiana State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president /CEO Mary Jane González, who became the spokeswoman for the Hispanic community in the fight against it, and the Black Legislative Caucus, which called the bill "racist."

"As someone who worked in African - American radio for a number of years, I was

thrilled to see that the Black Caucus was unani- mously against this legislation.We made plenty of recognition of that fact on the air," Dodge says.

Doing its part to help register Hispanics to vote will remain a top priority for the station until the election, Dodge says. Next year, when there aren't any local or national elections, its emphasis will

shift to other efforts, including preparing listeners to participate in the 201(1 census. RdR

MAY 16, 2008



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JOAN SEBASTIAN PIENSO EN TI

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617 +13 2.715 27

617 -65 5.140 14

575 +21 3.689 20

570 +178 2.849 26

-64 3.427 24

522 +5 3.552 22

516 +17 2.713 28

502 -24 4,677 16

485 +16 2.082 33

467 -28 2.175 32

419 -39 1.094

417 -12 2.239 31

392 -45 1.449

390 +6 1.744 39

378 +14 0.646 -

-15 1.830 36

-48 1.580

364 -8 2.281 29

351 +60 1.818 37

348 -51 1.661 -

DISA 550

ASL

SONY BMG NORTE

SONY BMG NORTE

UNIVISION

MUSART /BALBOA

A.R.C.

FONOVISA

DISA

SERCA

A.R.C.

ASL 375

FONOVISA 366

DISA

MACHETE

VIVA

ARTIST NEW TITLE / LABEL STATIONS

GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO 8 La Imagen De Mal Verde (Dise) KBNO, KCMT, KISF, KRAV, KSTN, KXLM, KXPK, KXSB

INTOCABLE Tu Adios No Mats (EMI Televisa) KBUE, KDXX, KGBT, KWIZ, KXPD, KXTS, WYMY

7

CUISILLOS 5 Vive Y Dejame Vivir (Musait /Balboa) KLBN, KRZZ, KSTN, KXPD, KXPK

D AREYES DE LA SIERRA 4 Hasta El Die De Hoy (Disc) KLEY, KLTN, KYQQ, WLCC

PALOMO 3 Rufriras (Dila) KTJM, WLCC, XOCL

LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA 3 Que Te Perdone Tu Madre ( Univision) KSAH, KXPK, KXTS

B ETR Y SUS CANARIOS 3 Muchacha Encantadora (ASL) KYQQ, WEDJ, WLEY

ALACRANES MUSICAL Sin Tu Amor ( Univision) KHOT, KSOL

2

LOS BIELEROS DEL NORTE A Punto De Llorar (Fonovisa) KLBN, WYMY

2

LOS MJRACANES DEL NORTE 2 Medio Pueblo ( Univision) KBNO, KDUT

ADDED AT...

KLBN \ ]11i],' Q Fresno, CA

PD: Juan Fernando

Los Rieleros Del Norte, A Punto De Llorar, 13

Cuisillos, Vive Y Dejame Vivir, 12

Daniel Ortiz, El Vino Y La Parranc a, 9




CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA La Gran Senora (Fonovisa) TOTAL STATIONS:

TIERRA CALI Vuelve Conmigo (Ven sic)

TOTAL STATIONS:

PLAYS /GAIN

326/10


LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Medio Pueblo

20 ( univisinn] TOTAL STATIONS:

308/42

PLAYS /GAIN

254/24

24

NESTOR EN BLOQUE 250/10

13

Una Calle Nos Separa

14 (Campanario) TOTAL STATIONS:

SERGIO VEGA 284/4 Mi Buen Amante (Sony BMG Norte) TOTAL STATIONS: 21

TEMOH GONZALEZ 276/6 A Pasos De Gigante (Dion) TOTAL STATIONS: 25

LOS INVASORES DE NUEVO LEON 270/11 Dedal Que No

(Serra) TOTAL STATIONS: 13

GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO 236/128 La Imagen On Mal Verde

(Dila) TOTAL STATIONS: 21

CONJUNTO ATARDECER 233/14 Se Va Muriendo Mi Alma (Campanario) TOTAL STATIONS: 20

GRUPO INNOVACION 231/67 El Quinto Elemento (Gai ex)

TOTAL STATIONS: 16

CUISILLOS Vive Y Dejame Vivir (Musart/Balboa) KSTN +20, KLVO +19, KNOT +16, KXTS +15, KBNO +14,

XOCL +14, KLBN +1Z KLAX +11, KTJM +11, XHTV +11

LOS DAREYES DE LA SIERRA Hasta El Die De Hoy (Dina) KLVO +16, WLCC +16, KXTS +15, KXLM +14, KXPK +13,

KLEY +il, KMYX +10, KX56 +10, KLTN +10, WYMY +9

GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO La Imagen De Mal Verde (Dina) KEEN +31, KBNO +TZ, KXPK +16, WOJO +15, KXLM +10,

KCMT +9, KXSB +7, KRAV +6, KISF+6, KLBN +G

LOS BIELEROS DEL NORTE A Punto De Llorar (Fonovisa) XOCL +TZ, KLVO +14, KSTN +14, KIWI +13, WOJO +B,

WYMY +13, KLBN +13, KOUT +11, KRZZ +9, KLEY +8

INTOCABLE Tu Adios No Mata (EMI Televisa) KSKD 031, KDXX +16, KGBT +16, KBUE +13, KMYX +12,

KSAB +9, WYMY +9, WLCC +8, KXPD+& KHHL +7

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY -1, 2008 LEGEND: See legend to c ,arts in charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 55 regional mexican statiors electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24

hours a day, 7 days a week © 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

KJFß /Albuquerque, NM PD: Fenn, Gonzalez

KLVO /Al3uquerque, NM PD /N D: Fine Leon

WBZY /Atlanta, GA PD: Pobbé Ramirez APD: Aly'(OUT

KHH _/Austin, TX PD: JJse'_lime" Martinez

KIWI/Bakersfield, CA PD /ND: Raul Evangelista

KMQA /Bakersfield, CA OM: I enpEscalante PD /ND:1?senia De Luna APD: Victjr Martinez

KMYX /Bakersfield, CA OM: Robert Chavez PD: C sar Chavez

MAY 16, 2008

KWEI /Boise, ID OM: Steve Ramirez PD: Melvin Albanez

WLEY /Chicago, IL PD: Ezequiel Gonzalez

WOJO /Chicago, IL OM: Cesar Canales PD: Rafael Bautista

KLHB /Corpus Christi, TX OM: Clayton Allen PD /MD: Luis Munoz

KSAB /Corpus Christi, TX OM: Paula Newell PD /MD: Dan Pena

KDXX /Dallas, TX OM: Andy Lockridge PD: Jesus Espiricueta

KESS /Dallas, TX PD: Oscar Rios

REGIONAL MEXICAN MONITORED REPORTERS KBNO /Denver, CO PD: Socorro Rios MD: Zenon Ferrufino

KXPK /Denver, CO PD: Napoleon Sanchez

XHNZ /EI Paso, TX PD: Francisco Aguirre

KLBN /Fresno, CA PD /MD: Jorge Guillen

KOND /Fresno, CA PD: Juan Fernando

KLTN /Houston, TX PD: Raul Brindis MD: Angel Basulto

KTJM /Houston, TX PD /VID: Eddie Leon

WEDJ /Indianapolis, IN PD /MD: Manuel Sepulveda

KISF /Las Vegas, NV PD: Jose Ramon Bravo

KBUE /Los Angeles, CA PD: Pepe Garza

KLAX /Los Angeles, CA OM: Pio Ferro PD: Juan Carlos Hicalgo MD: Lupita Del CasTillo

KSCA /Los Angeles, CA PD: Veronca Nava

KWIZ /Los Angeles, CA PD: Eddie Leon

KGBT /McAllen, TX PD: Hugo De La CrLz MD: Armando Almazan

KKPS /McAllen, TX PD: Mando San Romar MD: Robert Montai JO

KSKD /Merced, CA OM: Debbie Gomez PD: Saul Fiallos

KRAY /Monterey, CA PD: Vicente Romero

WQBU /New York, NY PD: Gerardo Lopez APD: Gabriel Pino

KTUZ /Oklahoma City, OK OM /PD: Kevin Christopher MD: Gabriel Ocequeda

KXLM /Oxnard, CA PD /MD: Salvador Prieto

KHOT /Phoenix, AZ OM: Eleazar Garcia PD: Nelson Oseida

KXPD /Portland, OR OM /PD: Paul Danitz APD /MD: Nancy Corcuera

WYMY /Raleigh, NC PD: Julie Garza

KXSB /Riverside, CA PD /MD: Salvador Prieto

KTTA /Sacramento, CA PD: Juai Gonzalez

KDUT /Salt Lake City, UT OM: Carlos Martin Valdez PD: Cesar Valdiosera

KLEY /San Antonio, TX OM /PD Alfonso Flores APD /MD: Edgar Monsivais

KROMiSan Antonio, TX PD: Rogelio Leal

KSAH /San Antonio, TX OM: Robin Flores PD: Alfcnso Flores APD: M nnie Ochoa MD: Juan Martinez

24/7 NEWS ONLINE

KXTN /San Antonio, TX KXTS /Santa Rosa, CA PD: Jon Farcirez OM: Krista Bowker APD: Pet? A. Morales Ill PD: Alex Ballesteros

KLNV /San Diego, CA KSTN /Stockton, CA PD: Antolio Covarrubias PD: Kent Rodriquez APD: Gat -iel Alvarez WLCC/Tampa, FL XHTY /San Diego, CA PD: Luis Briceno PD: Elvis . /alle KCMT/Tucson, AZ XOCL /San Diego, CA PD /MD: Enrique Mayans PD: Maryu Ramos KYQQ /Wichita, KS APD: Gisel Moreno OM: Beverlee Brannigan KRZZ /San Francisco, CA PD: Arnoldo Gonzalez OM: Olga Rosales PD: Jesse Portillo

KSOUSan Francisco, CA PD /MD: _ Jse Luis Gonzalez

KIST /Sa Tta Barbara, CA OM: Keith Royer PD: Jose = ierros

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R&R LATIN POP DOWERED BY nielsen

JUAN LUIS GUERRA AND HIS BAND 440 HAVE THE CHART'S HIGHEST DEBUT AT NO. 35 WITH "COMO YO." IN SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A YEAR, THE ALBUM "LA LLAVE DE MI CORAZON" HAS LANDED FIVE SONGS ON THIS CHART.

2

3

o 5

O 7

o o

10

11

o

1

2

3t

4

< ÿ

7

20

14

16

28

15

10_ 5

n 10

12 36

8 - 29

-13-- 10

13 17 4

o o

16

17

18

20

21

o 23

o 25

26

27

o ®

o o o 34

o

37

20 6

19 6

14

11

2L 7

18 11

1S: 35

23 5

21 16

29 2

26 10

25- 15

27 31

30 5

28 4

36 5

34- 3

39_ 2

38 2

15

20

Il NIELSEN BDS ARTIST CERTIFICATIONS TITLE IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL

PLAYS TW +/-


MANA NO. 1(4 WKS) SI NO TE HUBIERAS IDO

JUANES GOTAS DE AGUA DULCE

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS DONDE ESTAN CORAZON

BELANOVA CADA QUE...

FLEX TE QUIERO

CAMILA YO QUIERO

JESSE & JOY LLEGASTE TU

ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ ERES

PLAYA LIMBO 10 PARA LAS 10

JUANES ME ENAMORA

YURIDIA AHORA ENTENDI

TOMMY TORRES PEGADITO

JULIETA VENEGAS MOST INCREASED EL PRESENTE

LUIS MIGUEL SI TU TE ATREVES

ALEJANDRA GUZMAN HASTA EL FINAL

LA NUEVA BANDA TIMBIRICHE TU, TU, TU

MANA OJALA PUDIERA BORRARTE

ALEKS SYNTEK HASTA EL FIN DEL MUNDO

RBD AIR POWER EMPEZAR DESDE CERO

ENUR FEATURING NATASJA CALABRIA 2008

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ALGUIEN SOY YO INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL

FONSECA ENREDAME

KANY GARCIA AMIGO EN EL BANO

RIHANNA FEATURING NE -YO HATE THAT I LOVE YOU

EDNITA NAZARIO DESPUES DE TI

MIGUEL BOSE FEATURING BIMBA BOSE COMO UN LOBO

MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS NO PUEDO OLVIDARLA

MOTEL Y TE VAS

JUAN BUSCANDO TU SOMBRA

WISIN & YANDEL AHORA ES

ANA ISABELLE QUIEN DIJO AMIGOS

PEPE AGUILAR PERDONO Y OLVIDO

CASA DE LEONES NOTE VEO

CHAYANNE LOLA

JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 440 COMO YO

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA CONTEO REGRESIVO

VICTOR MANUELLE YO NOSE PERDONARTE

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA NOTE VAYAS


ABRAHAM VELAZQUEZ AMARTE

WARNER LATINA 1120

955

933

852

+9

-100

-71

+13

-18

+6

13.285

8.282

9.836

8.507

1

5

2

3

UNIVERSAL LATINO

UNIVERSAL LATINO

UNIVERSAL LATINO

EMI TELEVISA

SONY BMG NORTE

WARNER LATINA

SONY BMG NORTE

SONY BMG NORTE

UNIVERSAL LATINO

SONY BMG NORTE

WARNER LATINA

PLAYS SONY BMG NORTE

WARNER LATINA

EMI TELEVISA

EMI TELEVISA

WARNER LATINA

EMITELEVISA

EMI TELEVISA

ULTRA

LATINO

EMI TELEVISA

SONY BMG NORTE

SRP /DEF JAM /IDJMG

SONY BMG NORTE

WARNER LATINA

FONOVISA

WARNER LATINA

FONOVISA

MACHETE

LA CALLE/UNIVISION

EMI TELEVISA

WARNER LATINA

737

639

8.497 4

4.650

4.018

4.006

11

14

15

31

6

606

519

-33

+31

500

485

462

+26

+21

-59

2.262

7.876

4.903 10

449 +6 6.328

2.214

5.047

1.733

1203

1655

2.528

3.134

2.412

7

34

9

-

-

16

27

19

28

8

12

427

387 "

+78

+54

372 "

352

347

+26

-21

+21

330 -27

322 +32

317 -32

-46 313 5.359

312 +9

-47

+75

4.266

283`'í 1.858

257 2.664

3332

26

17 255 -1

219

210 '

204

-62 2282

4.123

30

13

25

-10

+25

+2

0.981

194 2.736

168 +19 1.708

165

158

+8

+23

+13

-5

+30

1.990

2.932

1.588

38

23

-

22

36

SONY BMG NORTE

EMITELEVISA

SONY BMG NORTE

KIYAVI /VM

SONY BMG NORTE

EPIC

MACHETE

157' 2.967

155 . 2.190

155 , +3 2.779

3.014

2.228

2.211

2.320

24

20

33

35

29

-25

+12

341 +31

139 . +29


NEW STATIONS

KANY GARCIA 4 Esta Soledad (Sony BMG Norte) WIAC, XHFG, XHPX, XLTN

LUIS MIGUEL 3 SI Tu Te Atreves (Warner Latina) KLVE, WAMR, WRMA

JULIETA VENEGAS 2 EI Presente (Sony BMG Norte) KXOB, KXXS

ALEJANDRA GUZMAN 2 Hasta El Final (EMI Televisa) WIAC, WXYX

RBD 2 Empezar Desde Cero (EMI Televisa) WVIV, XAVO

RIHANNA FEAT. NE -YO 2 Hate That I Lore You (SRP/Def Jam /IDJMG) BRIO, KXXS

LEONA LEWIS 2 Bleeding Love (SYCO /J/RMG) WKAQ, WXYX

ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ 1

Eres

(Sony BMG Norte) WWVA

ALEKS SYNTEK Hasta El Fin Del Mundo (EMI Televisa) XHFG

BLACK: GUAYABA Sin Tu Amor (Machete) KQQK

ADDED AT...

XHFG San Diego, CA

PEG Elvis Valle

Aleles Syntek, Hasta El Fin Del Mundo, 15

Aleks Syntek, Historias De Danzan & De

Arrabal, 14

Kany Garcia, Esta Soledad, 12

Juan Luis Guerra Y 440, Solo Tengo Ojos Para Ti, 10

FOR REPORTING STATIONS PLAYLISTS GO TO



BABY BOY Ya No Llores (Let Me Love You) (786 /Siente) TOTAL STATIONS:

MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 4 Minutes (Warner Bros.) TOTAL STATIONS:

MARIAH CAREY Touch My Body (Isla nd /IDJMG) TOTAL STATIONS:

ZORRO VIEJO Duele Perder (Nu) TOTAL STATIONS:

LOS CAFRES Bastara (Luar /Machete) TOTAL STATIONS:

MOST INCREASED

PLAYS

PLAYS ARTIST PLAYS /GAIN TI-LE /LABEL /GAIN

128/1 ANGEL & KHRIZ 97/9 La Vecina (VEMachete)

8 TOTAL STATIONS: 7

ALEXIS & FIDO 85/2 125/36 So/ Igual Que Tu

(Sony BMG Norte) TOTAL STATIONS: 6

6 PITBULL FEAT. LIL JON 75/11

104/16 The Anthem (Famous Artists/TVT) TOTAL STATIONS: 6

5 NILLABE 75/O

99/38 El lia De Tu Suerte (Hoy) (Nu Life /Machete) TOTAL STATIONS: 3

4 BUSTAMANTE 69/8

97/10 Al Filo De La Irrealidad (Universal Latino) TOTAL STATIONS: 3

2

JULIETA VENEGAS EI Presente (Sony BMG Norte) KPSL +23, KALE *18, KXXS+T7, WIAC +10, XLTN+9, WIOA +7, WXlX +3, KTCY +3, XHPX +3, XHFG +2

RIHANNA FEATURING NE -YO Hate That I Love You (SRP /Def Jam/IDJMG) WXYX +21, KRIO +19, KXXS +T7, KBMG 012, WF1D +5,

WKAQ +5, KLJL +4, XAVO +Z WVIV+1

KANY GARCIA Esta Soledad (Sony BMG Norte) WIAC +21, XI+G +12, XHPX +12, XLTN +9, WKAQ +6, WElD +4

LUIS MIGUEL Si Tu Te Atreves (warner Latina) KRIO +21, WRMA +T7, W OA +6, XLTN +6, KLVE +6,

WKAQ +4, XHFG +3, KTCY +3, KBMG +2, KQQK +2

ZORRO VIEJO Duele Perder (NU) WHD +T7, WKAQ +lo, WIAC +9, WXYX +2

FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2008 LEGEND: See legend to charts in charts section for rules and symbol explanations. 27 Latin pop, 16 tropical and 9 Latin rhythm sta -ions are electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. O 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

TROPICAL & LATIN RHYTHM MONITORED REPORTERS TROPICAL WNUE /Orlando, FL WPMZ /Providence, RI WLZUWashington, DC

WNNW/Boston, MA PD: Rafael Grullon PD: Zoilo Garcia PD: Aracely Rivera

OM: Ke -in Wright MD: Jose Martinez MD: Dilson Mendez, Jr. WORC /Worcester, MA

PC: Johnny McKenzie WRUM /Orlando, FL WPRM /Puerto Rico OM: Lilly Guzman

WLATI-Iartford, CT PD: Raymond Torres PD: Jorge Pabon PD /AMD: Sergio Toribio

PE: Rollie "DJ" Trigueno WEMG /Philadelphia, PA WZNT /Puerto Rico LATIN RHYTHM

WXDJIiami, FL PD: Maria Del Pilar PD: Pedro Arroyo KFZO /Dallas, TX

PC: Giro "Latino" Reyes WUBA/Philadelphia, PA WSPR /Springfield, MA OM: Andy Lockridge

WSKQNew York, NY OM: Thea Mitchem PD: Nelson Brudys APD: Alejandro Covarrubias

PC: Tory Luna PD: Milca Madera WYUU/Tampa, FL

MD: Jesus Lopez

WKKB /Providence, RI OM: Mike Culotta KLLE /Fresno, CA

PD: Darvin Garcia PD: Ricardo Blanco PD: Al Sanchez

MD: Carlos Jose Peralta MD: Ramona Rivera

WTLQ /Ft. Myers, FL

PD: Hector Velazquez

KXOL /Los Angeles, CA

OM: Pio Ferro

PD: Jerry Pulles

WCAA /New York, NY OM: Pete Manriquez

PD: Tony Santos

MD: DJ Kazzanova

KVIB /Phoenix, AZ PD: Bobby Ramos

APD: Mark Garcia

WODA /Puerto Rico

OM: Jose Nelson

PD/MD: Rogie Gallart

WVOZ /Puerto Rico

PD: Jamie Ortiz

MD: Edgar Diaz

KVVZ /San Francisco, CA

PC: Bismarck Espinoza

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a ARTIST 3 TITLE

1 21

2 25

3 _ 32

E 35

11

8 25

6 17

13 11

'1 10

10 9 8

12

13

21

22

0 24

0 26

27

30

27 2

TOMMY TORRES ENTERS

LATIN RHYTHM AT NO.30 WITH "PEGADITO," THE CHART'S MOST INCREASED PLAYS (UP 77) AND MOST ADDED WINNER.

TROPICAL

NG2 ELLA MENEA

FLEX TE QUIERO

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA CONTE() REGRESIVO

JUANES ME ENAMORA

WISIN & YANDEL AHORA ES

AVENTURA EL PERDEDOR

JUANES GOTAS DE AGUA DULCE

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA NO TE VAYAS

N'KLABE EL DIA DF TU SUERTE (HOY)

Il NIELSEN BDS CERTIFICATIONS PLAYS AUDIENCE

IMPRIVT / PROMOTION LABEL TW +/- MILLIONS RANK

NO. 1(9 WKS) SONY BMG NORTE

EMI TELEVISA

SONY BMG NORTE

UNIVERSAL LATINO

MACHETE

PREMIUM LATIN

UNIVERSAL LATINO

SONY BMG NORTE

NU LIFE /MACHETE

JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 440 MOST ADDED COMO YO EMI TELEVISA

VICTOR MANUELLE AIRPOWER/MOST INCREASE PLAYS YO NO SE PERDONARTE KIYAVINM

23 HECTOR ACOSTA SIN PERDON

7 13 ANGEL & KHRIZ LA VECINA

VENEMUSIC

VI/MACHETE

5 WILLY CHIRINO PALANTE LATHIUM

{2 12 QUIERO DECIRTE QUE TE AMO LA CALLE / UNIVISION

F 7 CHARLIE CRUZ TU ME CONFUNDES SONY BMG NORTE

18 6 MANA SI NO TE HUBIERAS IDO WARNER LATINA

16 10 DOMENIC MARTE FEATURING GERALDINE CON LOS OJOS CERRADOS M.P./JVN /J & N

17 14 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS DONDE ESTAR CORAZON UNIVERSAL LATINO

¿O 6 EL CHAVAL " DONDE ESTÁN ESOS AMIGOS MAS

OLGA TANON FEATURING MILLY QUEZADA 15

COSAS DEL AMOR UNIVISION

22 27 FRANK REYES AMOR DESPERDICIADO M.P. /JVN /J & N

6 14 ANDY ANDY ME VAS A PERDER EMI TELEVISA

MARC ANTHONY EL DIA DE SUERTE SONY BMG NORTE

19 XTREME FEATURING ADRIENNE NOME DIGAS QUE NO LA CALLE / UNIVISION

6 FONSECA ENREDAME

25 12 TITO "EL BAMBINO" EN LA DISCO

39 3 LENY

- AYER CUANDO II

4 MARLON BACHATA ROSA

28 14 EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO YO NO MENDIGO AMOR

Z 3 '6 ARTIST TITLE

EMI TELEVISA

EMI TELEVISA

UNIVERSAL LATINO

LA CALLE /UNIVISION

SONY BMG NORTE

ROCK /ALTERNATIVE

o o RE-ENTRY

® RE-ENTRY

350

9

-27 1249 14

312 -34 3.707 2

281 -40 2.413 7

222 +22 1.205 16

222 -30 1.944 10

221 +10 0.991 20

216 -16 1.099 18

212 +23 1.152 17

209 +15 2.013 8

204 +2 0.921 23

190 +83 2.866 5

188 -46 2.934 3

182 -45 1.281 13

181 -2 2.878 4

180 -13 1.300 12

179 +34 0.954 22

172 +15 0.857 25

169 0 0.792 26

167 -2 1.951 9

157 +14 4.309 1

155 -30 0.629 29

144 +8 2.666 6

121 +8 1502 11

114 -8 0:452 36

111 +22 0593 31

102 -33 0.561 33

88 -27 0.172

87 +25 0.311 -

+17 0.970 21

83 -14 0321


4 BABASONICOS PIJAMAS UNIVERSAL LATINO

16 DISIDENTE ENEMIGO PISTOLERO /V &J

9 MOTEL UNO, DOS, TRES WARNER LATINA

8 MONTE NEGRO ME DUELE NO ESTAR JUNTO ATI FEED THE HLNGRY

12 SENOR FLAVIO MALITO NAC ONAL

6 MANU CHAO I .iins NAC ONAL

32 CAFE TACVBA VOLVER A COMENZAR UNIVERSAL LATINO

18 BELANOVA CADA QUE... UNIVERSAL LATINO

5- 10 CIRCO ALGUIEN SONY BMG NORTE

24

19

RE-ENTRY

DON TETTO HA VUELTO A SUCEDER 786 /CABEZA DE FATON

TODOS TUS MUERTOS ANDATE NAC ONAL

THE WHITE STRIPES I ONQUISTA WARNER LATINA

SENIOR FLAVIO MINISTRA NAC ONAL

MANU CHAO ME LLAMAN CALLE BECAUSE /NAC ONAL

ALEJANDRA GUZMAN SOY SOLO UN SECRETO EMI TELEVISA

JORGE VILLAMIZAR NINGUNA WARNER LATINA

DJ BITMAN TROPILOVE NAC ONAL

2 NORTEC COLLECTIVE BOSTITCH & FUSSIBLE THE CLAP NAC ONAL

LOS MONO PROMESAS SON C 360

NORTEC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BOSTITCH & FUSSIBLE TIJUANA SOUND MACHINE NAC ONAL

RE-ENTRY

NEW

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7

8

10

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1 28

2-_ 17

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7

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11 20 12

12

13

14

o 16

17

18

o 20

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27

28

o 30

3 2

o o

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o 0 o o

8

9

10

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18

19

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8 25

14 30

11- 30

16 12

L 10

17 16

18 5

2'' 4

22, 21

24 8

11

5

2

25 13

27 Z

15 13

40 5

LATIN RHYTHM I1 NIELSEN BDS ARTIST CERTIFICATIONS TITLE IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL

PLAYS TW +/-


FLEX NO. 1(11 WKS) TE QUIERO EMI TELEVISA

WISIN & YANDEL AHORA ES MACHETE

TONY DIZE PERMITAME WY/MACHETE

MANA SI NO TE HUBIERAS IDO WARNER LATINA

JUANES GOTAS OE AGUA DULCE UNIVERSAL LATINO

ANGEL & KHRIZ LA VECINA VI /MACHETE

LA FACTORIA PERDONAME UNIVERSAL LATINO

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RASCAL FLATTS Secret Smile (LYRIC STREET)

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DAVID BENOIT Human Nature (PEAK/CMG)

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NINE INCH NAILS Discipline (THE NULL CORPORATION/RED)

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Profile: Butch Waugh

Title: Sony BMG

Nashville executive VP

Favorite radio format: Country

Favorite TV show: "All

the 'CSIs' "

Favorite song:

"Sympathy for the

Devil," the Rolling Stones

Favorite movie: "The

Shining"

Favorite book:

"Stranger in a Strange

Land"

Favorite restaurant: "The Chophouse in

Chicago."

Beverage of choice:

"Nonalcoholic beer."

Hobbies: "Antiquing,

spending time with my

family, movies, all sports

and sporting events."

E -mail address: butch.

waughJo sonybmg.com

Sony BMG Nashville executive VP says 'the system will work if

the music is great.' And guess what: 'It's better now than ever'

Butch Waugh By Erica Farber

from musician to sales and promotion in pop music, for the last 11 years, Butch Waugh has made his home in country.As Sony BMG Nashville executive VP, Waugh is directly responsible for overseeing all promotion and marketing efforts of the group's four country labels, represent- ing some of the most important country acts, including Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood.

Getting into the business: I was a guitar player and

singer and got to know a lot of folks in the music

industry in Atlanta. When I wanted to get into the

music business, a friend got me a job in shipping and

receiving at London Records. We also had A &M. I

niet [A &M head of promotion] Charlie Minor and

he kind of mentored me and said, "If we ever have an

opening in promotion, I'm going to keep you in

mind" I moved over to sales at a distribution company called Together, which was actually the same folks

from London when it closed. I moved to the Carolinas

and was in charge of the Record Bar chain and the

Carolina portion of School Kids Records and sold to

many other accounts.A &M moved into RCA for dis-

tribution and that left Motown alone atTogether.They

made an attempt to bring some other independent labels in, but there wasn't enough volume so I went to A &M in promotion. Charlie was at EMI at that

time, although he was influential in me getting the job. Then I left in 1980 and went to work for Capitol

Records, for Bruce Wendell and Steve Meyer.

Joining RCA: In 1982, Eddie Mascola, the

regional and national for RCA, offered me a position in Atlanta. All this time, I'm in pop.The other strange thing is that other than my stint at

Capitol, I've been with the same people, just with different names of companies.

Moving into country promotion: Atlanta was happen-

ing in the '80s. Many country records were break-

ing with Jeff McCartney at 94Q [WQXI] and John

Young at Z93 [WZGC]. [RCA Records executive]

Joe Galante would come to Atlanta on a regular basis

to play records for them. If they felt a record fit, they

didn't care which format it was coming from. Joe and

I developed a relationship where he would send me

music and I was working the country crossovers. In '85, Eddie moved to New York to become VP of

promotion. I took his position, so I had the Southeast

and the Southwest and six local promotion people

reporting to me. In 1986 they changed presidents

and I became head of promotion and Eddie moved to senior VP. By March '87, I moved to NewYork to be head of all pop formats at RCA. Then I

became seniorVP of promotion for all formats, with video reporting to me. Joe was in New York from '90 to '95, so I worked with him again for five years.

Then in '97 Joe asked me to come to Nashville to be general manager of RLG.

On the label's success: We have incredible people. Everybody challenges everybody, and we real-

ly work hard.This is a great team, but it starts with the music.

Balancing the needs of all the labels: All four labels [RCA, Columbia, BNA, Arista Nashville] are completely different. Our fourVPs meet and

work together to strategize and make sure we're

not coming out with our superstars at the same

time or trying to release two new males at the

same time. Sometimes you can't avoid it. When it comes down to getting your record played, it's

very competitive. When two different labels are

going for No. 1, I stay out of the halls.

Biggest challenge: How to get the attention of the consumer. Our consumer is the 37 -plus female, the ones supplying disposable income for teenagers and preteens. Take a family with two cars. If the average tank of gas is costing $12 more

now than it did a few months ago, and you have

four tanks of gas a month, that's almost a hundred bucks. It's not disposable anymore.

State of country music: Better than we've ever had

right nowThere's a huge appetite for country music.

The system will work if the music is great. Radio is great as long as the music is great. It's our job to

give radio the best possible music we can.We're hav-

ing more exposure on TV. Five years ago it was

almost impossible to get a country act on a morning show Now they see the value in country artists.

Career highlight: "Dirty Dancing." I loved everything that went on with that, because every day was

a surprise. "Frampton Comes Alive" was great. I also

enjoyed being a part of Dave Matthews Band and

seeing him go from Wetlands in NewYork, which had 400 people; to Roseland, which had 1,500; to

Madison Square Garden to the Meadowlands.And now, seeing what's going on with Kenny Chesney.

Alan Jackson and all the great things that have happened with him. I'm thrilled every time I get to

hear Martina McBride sing.And the incredible suc-

cess we have enjoyed with Carrie Underwood.

Career disappointment: There have been so many

talented people who I believed in that didn't make

it and I would have bet everything that they would. When an artist is doing everything they're supposed

to do and they have that desire and you can't get

it through the system, that's what hurts the most.

Most influential individual: I got to work with Harold Childs. Jerry Moss was incredible. Herb Albert was incredible to me. Joe Galante, of course. Steve Meyer, Bruce Wendell. Ole Jimmy Davenport. John Young at Z93 in Atlanta. I

learned most of everything I know about radio just sitting around with him.

Something about your company that might surprise readers to learn: How much we fight over

a single. We call it a contact sport. Joe Galante,

[VP of marketing] Tom Baldrica, our head of A &R Renee Bell and head of sales Paul

Barnaby battle over what a single should be, what the sequence on singles should be. It's exhilarat- ing, it gets nasty, but it's incredible. R&R

When it comes down to getting your record played, its very competitive. When two different labels are going for No. 1, I stay out of the halls. -Butch Waugh

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